Credit Hours: | 2-3-3 |
Prerequisites: | CHE 4775 or CHEM 4775 or ME 4775 or MSE 4775 or PTFE 4775 Polymer and Science Engineering I: Formation and Properties |
Catalog Description: | Polymer fabrication processes and methods of characterization and identification of polymers are presented. Experiments in polymerization, processing, and property evaluation of polymers. Crosslisted with CHE, CHEM, MSE, and PTFE 4776. |
Textbook: | Rodriguez Ferdinand, Lynden A. Archer, Paul Valent, and Wendy Kohatsu, Principles of Polymer Systems, 5th Edition, Taylor and Francis, 2003. (Taught in Chemical Engineering) |
Coordinators: | Prashant Desai (TFE) and John D. Muzzy (ChE) |
Prerequisites by Topic: | - Polymer and Science Engineering I: Formation and Properties
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Educational Objectives1: | - To learn essential concepts of physical chemistry, characterization and processing of polymers (A,B,D)
- To provide a foundation for industrial practice in polymer science and engineering (A,C)
- To provide a foundation for graduate courses and research in polymer science and engineering (A,B)
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Topics Covered: | - Chapter 6: Methods of Molecular Weight Determination
- Colligative properties, osmometry, light scattering dilute solution viscometry, size exclusion chromatography
- Chapter 15: Methods of Polymer Analysis
- Thermal analysis, vibrational spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, electrical and dielectric properties
- Chapter 12: Polymer Fabrication Processes
- Extrusion, injection molding, blow modling, film blowing, and fiber spinning
- Laboratories
- Polymer Synthesis: condensation polymerization
- Polymer Synthesis: emulsion polymerization
- Polymer Analysis: steady and dynamic shear flow rheology
- Polymer Analysis: dilute solution viscometry, size exclusion chromatography
- Polymer Analysis: infrared spectroscopy
- Polymer Analysis: differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis
- Polymer Analysis: x-ray diffraction
- Polymer Analysis: optical microscopy
- Polymer Analysis: electrical and dielectric properties
- Polymer Processing: film extrusion
- Polymer Processing: injection molding
- Polymer Processing: fiber extrusion and capillary rheology
- Polymer Properties: mechanical testing - tensile and impact testing
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Delivery Mode (%): | Lecture Laboratory | 20 80 |
Grading Scheme (%): | Other (specify) | 80 20 |
Course Outcomes2: | To be determined |
Prepared By: | Prashant Desai, John D. Muzzy |
1 Letters in parenthesis refer to the Educational Objectives of the School of Mechanical Engineering. Outcomes to meet these Objectives have been established by the faculty. A table linking Program Objectives and Outcomes has also been established.
2 Numbers in parenthesis refer to evaluation methods used to assess student performance.