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Helene Demont, Program Manager
Office of Engineering Outreach
129 Kurt F. Wendt Library
215 North Randall Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608/262-5516 (toll-free: 888/661-9551)
Fax: 608/265-2833 (toll-free: 877/267-6172)
Email: demont@engr.wisc.edu
Web: oeo.engr.wisc.edu

 

 

ME/ChE 525 Macromolecular Hydrodynamics

3 graduate credits

Instructor: Professor A. Jeffrey Giacomin
Phone: 608/262-7473
E-mail: giacomin@wisc.edu

Course objective:
The goal of this course is to teach students to develop the methodology and techniques for solving polymer fluid dynamics problems, with special references to the polymer industry. Topics covered in this course include techniques of viscometry and viscoelastic measurements for polymeric fluids; rheological models; analytical solutions to flow problems; non-Newtonian viscosity; linear viscoelasticity; normal stresses; recoil; stress relaxation; dimensional analysis; unit operations of the polymer industry; extrusion; blow molding; injection molding; and mixing.

Course description:
Observed phenomena in polymeric flow systems. Techniques of viscometry and viscoelastic measurements for polymeric fluids. Rheological models. Analytical solutions to flow problems: non-Newtonian viscosity, linear viscoelasticity, normal stresses, recoil, stress relaxation, etc. Dimensional analysis. Unit operations of the polymer industry: extrusion, blow molding, injection modeling, mixing.

Prerequisite:
Basic understanding of fluid mechanics.

Homework:
Homework problems assigned but not required to be submitted.

Exams:
Two term exams plus a final.

Computer requirements:
None.

Textbook:
Bird, R.B., R.C. Armstrong, and O. Hassager, Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids. Vol 1. Fluid Mechanics, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1987.

Course notes:
Sent upon receipt of enrollment.

Project:
None.

Associated web site:
http://rrc.engr.wisc.edu/

 



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