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ME/EMA 722 Introduction to Polymer Rheology
3 graduate credits
Instructor: Professor A. Jeffrey Giacomin
Phone: 608/262-7473
E-mail: giacomin@wisc.edu
Course objectives:
this course will help the student learn and practice
vector and tensor mathematics, necessary for understanding rheology;
learn and understand constitutive theories and how they may be used to calculate flow fields and stress fields in flowing polymer systems;
learn theoretical underpinnings of rheometric techniques;
learn and understand the wide variety of rheological response exhibited by non-Newtonian fluids.
Course description:
A systematic development of the principles and applications of the science of rheology.
Reviews vector and tensor mathematics and Newtonian fluid dynamics.
Develops the physical and mathematical nature of stress and deformation in materials.
Covers the use of theory and application of rheological equations of state.
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of fluid mechanics and differential equations.
Homework:
Weekly homework assignments not required to be handed in.
Exams:
Three exams.
Computer software:
None.
Textbook/course notes:
Understanding Rheology, F.A. Morrison, Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-19-514166-0.
Associated web site:
http://rrc.engr.wisc.edu/
