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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Sustainability and Plastics Management (SPM) 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| • Rheological Behavior and Material Processing:
Students can evaluate the rheological behavior of polymer melts under rotational shear and frequency sweep conditions (k3)
• Experimental Design and Data Interpretation:
Students are able to apply appropriate experimental designs to characterize the viscous and elastic behavior of polymers, and interpret results. (k3)
• Flow Behavior and Instabilities:
Students can analyze flow behavior under varied shear conditions, predict processing outcomes, and identify instabilities such as sharkskin and stick-slip. (k3)
• Extrusion Analysis:
Students can analyze pressure-throughput behavior in extrusion systems using experimental data and theoretical models. They can also analyze transport phenomena in single-screw extrusion, including melting and melt conveying. (k4)
• Injection Molding Optimization:
Students can operate an injection molding tool, use statistical experimental plans (DoE), produce parts systematically and predict the optimized process parameters. (k3)
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| • Use analytical methods to measure and interpret pressure throughput and melting performance in screw extrusion systems. (k2)
• Perform both capillary and rotational rheometry experiments to measure viscosity from low to high shear rates. (k3)
• Interpret experimental data from rheological tests, identifying trends and comparing results to theoretical expectations. (k3)
• Operate an injection molding machine to produce parts, adjusting basic process parameters such as temperature and injection speed. (k3).
• Operate a single screw extruder (k3)
• Use basic statistical techniques to evaluate experimental results and assess variability. (k3)
• Create graphs and data visualizations in a spreadsheet program to present experimental findings clearly, and write a technical report (k3, k4)
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• Advanced Rheometry:
Basics of rotational rheometry, capillary rheometry, and how viscosity depends on shear rate across different ranges. (k2)
• Capillary Rheometry Implications:
Flow instabilities, die swell, and their impact on polymer processing outcomes (k2).
• Extrusion Fundamentals:
Transport processes in single-screw extruders and their dependency on material properties, screw design, and process parameters. (k2)
• Statistical Experimentation:
Principles and methods of statistical Design of Experiments (DoE) and their application to injection molding. (k1, k3)
• Injection Molding Basics:
Construction, functionality, and importance of injection molding tools and their components. (k2)
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| Criteria for evaluation |
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Is completed if |
479POPRPOPP14: PR Polymer Processing (2 ECTS)
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