Coursecode: wb1426
Coursename: Microrheology of polymer liquids

DUT creditpoints: 2
ECTS creditpoints: 3

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Brule, prof.dr.ir. B.H.A.A. van den

Tel.: 015-2782891

Catalog data:
visco-elasticity, polymers, kinetic theory, constitutive equations

Courseyear: 4
Semester: 2/2/0/0
Hours p/w: 2
Other hours:
Assessment: oral or task
Assessm.period(s): 1,2,3,4,5
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: basic knowledge of fluid mechanics and wb1421a

Follow up: wb1421b

Detailed description of topics:

This course gives an introduction to the most important concepts of polymer physics that are used for development of models for macromolecular fluids.
Contents of the course:

  • Models of macromolecules and systems in equilibrium.

  • Brownian motion, the Langevin equation and the Fokker-Planck equation.

  • Brownian Dynamics. Elastic dumbbell models. The Rouse-Zimm theory.

  • The reptation concept for polymer melts. Network theory. Elementary phase-space theory.

Course material:

Lecture notes.

References from literature:

  • M. Doi and S.F. Edwards, "The theory of Polymer Dynamics", Clarendon, Oxford, 1986, ISBN 0-19-851976-1

  • R.B. Bird, C.F. Curtiss, R.C. Armstrong, O. Hassager, "Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids", Volume 2, John Wiley & Sons, 1987, ISBN 0-471-80244-1

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):

The course will not be given in 1996-1997.

Goals:

The objective of the course is to introduce some of the most important concepts that are used for the microscopic description of polymer fluids.

Computer use:

During the course an example of a Brownian Dynamics simulation will be shown.

Laboratory project(s):

None

Design content:

None

Percentage of design: 0%