Course: Science of polymeric materials I

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Course title Science of polymeric materials I
Course code TUIP/TP3M1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čermák Roman, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Zatloukal Martin, prof. Ing. Ph.D., DSc.
  • Navrátilová Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Polášková Martina, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- History of polymeric materials. Basic concepts. Homopolymers. Copolymers. Linear, branched and cross-linked polymers. - Plastics. Thermoplastics. Reactors. Elastomers. Nomenclature of polymers. Molecular weight. Polydispersity. - Primary and secondary bonds. Cohesive energy. Constitution. Configuration. Conformation. Steric isomerism. - Crystalline state. Lamela. Spherolite. Orientation. Melting point. Amorphous state. Statistical club. Glass transition temperature. - Polyreaction. Stepwise polymerization. Polycondensation. Polyady. - Chain polymerization. Radical, cationic, anionic, coordination polymerization. - Practical implementation of polymerizations. Resistance of polymers. Modification of polymers. - Rheology. Viscoelasticity. Shear flow. Weissenberg phenomenon. Trough phenomenon. - Relaxation time. Time dependence of voltage. Shear viscosity. - First and second difference of normal stresses. Elastic compliance. Slide on the wall. - Experimental rheometry. - Factors affecting shear viscosity. Viscosity models. - Uniaxial elongation flow. Elongational viscosity - role, measurement. Cogswell's theory. Strength characteristics of polymer melts. - Application of rheology in polymer processing, flow modeling.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for examination - 120 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
basic concepts of the science of polymer materials
basic concepts of the science of polymer materials
in the field of production, structure, properties and use of polymers
in the field of production, structure, properties and use of polymers
basic quantities and parameters characterizing the flow behavior of polymers, experimental techniques for their determination and factors that influence them
basic quantities and parameters characterizing the flow behavior of polymers, experimental techniques for their determination and factors that influence them
Skills
deduce on the thermal behavior of polymers from their morphology
deduce on the thermal behavior of polymers from their morphology
deduce on the flow behaviour of polymers from their chemical structure
deduce on the flow behaviour of polymers from their chemical structure
deduce on the flow behaviour of polymers from the knowledge of the process conditions
deduce on the flow behaviour of polymers from the knowledge of the process conditions
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Dealy, J.M., Wang, J. Melt Rheology and its Applications in the Plastics Industry. 2nd Ed. Dordrecht: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-94-007-6394-4.
  • DEALY, J.M., WISSBRUN, K.F. Melt Rheology and its role in Plastics Processing: Theory and Applications. Dordrecht, 1999. ISBN 0-4127-3910-0.
  • EHRENSTEIN, G.W. Polymeric Materials: Structure, Properties, Applications. Munich: Carl Hanser Verlag, 2001. ISBN 3-446-21461-5.
  • EHRENSTEIN, G.W. Polymerní kompozitní materiály. 352 s.. Praha: Scientia, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86960-29-6.
  • MALKIN, A.J., ISAYEV, A.I. Rheology: Concepts, Methods, and Applications. 2nd Ed.. Toronto: ChemTec Publishing, 2012. ISBN 9781895198492.
  • Mleziva, J. Polymery : výroba, struktura, vlastnosti a použití. 2. přeprac. vyd.. Praha: Sobotáles, 2000. ISBN 8085920727.
  • VLČEK, J., MAŇAS, M. Aplikovaná reologie. 1. vyd.. Zlín: UTB, 2001. ISBN 8073180391.


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