14HPI38 - Fundamentals of Polymer Engineering
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| Course title | Fundamentals of Polymer Engineering | |||
| Acronym | 14HPI38 | |||
| Study programme | Chemical Engineering | |||
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| ESPB | 5.0 | Status | ||
| Condition | passed General Chemistry I and Thermodynamics | Облик условљености | ||
| The goal | ; Introduction to the fundamental principles of polymer science and the basics of polymer engineering. ; Understanding the specificity that polymer structure imposes on the production and processing of polymer materials. ; Understanding the significance of polymers, multidisciplinarity and the need for team work in solving engineering problems related to polymers. | |||
| The outcome | Mastering of basic principles and techniques for workng with polymers and correlating this specific knowledge to knowledge from other fields in solving modern engineering problems. ; Capability to predict the behaviour of polymer materials in engineering and mass products, as well as their impact on the environment. | |||
| Contents | ||||
| Contents of lectures | 1. Introduction - The role and significance of polymers in modern engineering. ; 2. Chain-like structure of polymer molecules, parameters that describe it and its influence on material properties. ; 3. Levels of structure of polymer materials and their influence on polymer properties. ; 4. Methods of synthesizing polymers and the production of polymer materials and how they influence polymer structure. ; 5. Processing of polymer products and how it influences polymer structure. ; 6. Polymer viscoelasticity. ; 7. Degradation of polymers and polymer materials. ; 8. Classification and selection of polymers and polymer materials as a function of structure-properties. ; 9. Molecular engineering of polymers - multicomponent systems. ; 10. Design of polymer products. ; | |||
| Contents of exercises | 1. Calculation of mean molar masses ; 2. Calculation of rate of polymerization and polycondensation ; 3. Calculation of some thermodynamic parameters of polymers ; 4. Investigation of basic polymer properties - density, solubility, flammability ; 5. Mechanical properties of poymers ; 6. Swelling of polymers ; 7. Optical properties of polymers ; 8. Melt flow index | |||
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| Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
| Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Methods of teaching | The course consists of lectures, calculation sessions and laboratory exercises. | |||
| Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
| Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
| Activites during lectures | Test paper | |||
| Practical lessons | 20 | Oral examination | 50 | |
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| Colloquia | 30 | |||
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