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Course name: Thermomechanical modelling and characterisation of
polymers |
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This concerns a Course |
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ECTS credit points: 3 |
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine
Technology |
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Section of Engineering Mechanics |
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Lecturer(s):
Jansen, dr. ir.
K.M.B. |
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Catalog
data:
polymers,
viscoelasticity, dynamic mechanical measurements, data analysis,
interconversion relations, DSC |
Course year: |
MSc 1st year |
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Course language: |
English |
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In case of Dutch: Please contact the lecturer about an English
alternative, whenever needed. |
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Semester: |
2A |
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Hours per week: |
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Other hours: |
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Assessment: |
Oral
exam |
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Assessment period: |
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(see academic
calendar) |
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Prerequisites (course
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Follow up (course
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Detailed description
of topics:
Linear
viscoelasticity, creep, stress relaxation and dynamic behaviour, glass
transition. Boltzman superposition principle. Time-temperature superposition.
Free-volume interpretation. Crosslinking effects. Deformation modes, shear,
tensile and bulk compression. Interconversion relations, Kramers-Kronig
relations. Laplace transformation. Non-linear viscoelastic models.
Experimental methods: shear rheometers, dynamic mechanical devices, resonance
devices, bulk modulus measurements. Thermal Expansion measurements.
Differential Scanning Calorimetry. |
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Course material: |
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literature: |
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Remarks assessment,
entry requirements, etc.: |
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Learning goals:
The students
will learn how to measure and interpret mechanical, time and temperature
dependent properties of polymeric materials. The focus will be on the data
analysis and on interconversion relations between the various properties. |
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Computer use: |
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Laboratory project(s):
The course
includes practical work on a Dynamic Mechanical Analyser and on a
Differential Scanning Calorimeter. |
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