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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Sustainable Polymer Engineering & Circular Economy 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Students are able to apply the taught subjects in polymer technology practice (relationship with processing and product properties).
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| Analyze polymers based on their flow properties and assign them to relevant processing processes (k1-k3)
Differentiate between measuring devices for the flow properties of polymers and set the measurement parameters for relevant problems (e.g. process optimization, failure analysis) (k1-k5)
Measure various polymer samples (e.g. blend, composite) on the rheometer (k1-k5)
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Viscosity behavior of different fluid types
Rheological material law
Empirical approximations for the rheological material law
Compounds, fillers and reinforcements
Viscosity of solutions
Die swell and melt fracture
Inlet pressure drops and Bagley correction
Weissenberg-Rabinowitsch correction
Method of representative viscosity
Die equation
Slip flow, wall slip
Rheological basic models and viscoelasticity
Oscillatory rheometry
Rotational rheometer and oscillation experiments
Differential and integral material models
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Lab report, final exam
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| Methods |
Lecture, measurement with rheometer
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| Language |
German |
| Study material |
Structure and Rheology of Molten Polymers: From Structure to Flow Behavior and Back Again, John M. Dealy, Daniel J. Read, Ronald G. Larson, 2018
Melt Rheology and its Applications in the Plastics Industry, John M. Dealy , Jian Wang, 2013
Rheology in Plastics Quality Control, John M. Dealy, Peter C. Saucier, 2000
Rheology: Concepts, Methods, and Applications, Alexander Malkin, Avraam Isayev, 2022
Rheology: Principles, Measurements, and Applications, Christopher W. Macosko, 1996
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
Students are able to apply the taught subjects in polymer technology practice (relationship with processing and product properties).
This course is held either in German or English in consultation with the students. At least, lecture notes or book recommendations will be provided in German and English. The examination can be taken in either German or English.
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| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
220CHEMSTRK11: KV Structural Rheology to Polymer Chemistry (2011W-2023S)
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