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Course: Rubber Technology

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Course title Rubber Technology
Course code TUIP/TWC4G
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
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.
Course content
- Types and properties of elastomers. Natural rubber. - Synthetic elastomers for general purpose. Special synthetic elastomers. Mixtures of elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers. - Vulcanization systems. Fillers and plasticizers. Processing additives, antidegradants and fire retardants. - Composition, preparation and homogeneity of rubber compounds. - Evaluation, economics and optimization of rubber compounds. - Mixing, extrusion and calendering of rubber compounds. - Confection and vulcanization of rubber products. - Mixtures, threads and semi-products for tires. - Confection and vulcanization of tires. Inner liner. Tire testing. - Conveyor belts. V-belts. Hoses. Latex products. - Testing of raw materials. Tests of rubber compounds. Tests of vulcanizates. Short-term tests. Dynamic tests. - Flow of rubber products and their forming. - Vulcanization and properties of vulcanizates. Changes of vulcanizates properties within time. - The influence of fillers on vulcanizates properties.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Student has knowledge, which allows him to understand to new information from rubber technology and effectively use them. Acquired knowledge will serve to solve the problems in production as well as in the research, and improve inovation potential in field of rubber technology.
Student has knowledge, which allows him to understand to new information from rubber technology and effectively use them. Acquired knowledge will serve to solve the problems in production as well as in the research, and improve inovation potential in field of rubber technology.
teaching methods
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Individual work of students
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • CALDONA, E.B., DE LEON, A.C.C., PAJARITO, B.B., ADVINCULA, R.C. A Review on Rubber-Enhanced Polymeric Materials. Polymer Reviews.
  • Ciesielski, Andrew. An Introduction to Rubber Technology. 1st ed. Shrewsbury : Rapra Technology, 2000. ISBN 1859571506.
  • Dick, J.S. Rubber Technology: Compounding and Testing for Performance. Mnichov: Carl Hanser Verlag, 2009. ISBN 978-1-56990-465-7.
  • Ducháček, V. Gumárenské suroviny a jejich zpracování. VŠCHT Praha, 1999.
  • Erman, B., Mark, J.E., Roland, M.C. Science and Technology of Rubber. 4th Ed. Elsevier, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-394584-6.
  • Gent, A.N. Engineering with Rubber: How to Design Rubber Components. Hanser Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-3-446-42764-8.
  • CHEN, L., JIA, Z., TANG, Y., WU, L., LUO, Y., JIA, D. Novel Functional Silica Nanoparticles for Rubber Vulcanization and Reinforcement. Composites Science and Technology.
  • Kuta, A. Technologie a zařízení pro zpracovávání kaučuků a plastů. Praha: VŠCHT, 2007.
  • Limper, A. Mixing of Rubber Component. Hanser Publisher, 2012. ISBN 978-1-56990-458-9.
  • NING, N., LI, S., WU, H., TIAN, H., YAO, P., HU, G.H., TIAN, M., ZHANG, L. Preparation, Microstructure, and Microstructure-Properties Relationship of Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPVs).


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