CHE.05560.04 - Polymer Engineering Science (Complete module description)

CHE.05560.04 - Polymer Engineering Science (Complete module description)

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CHE.05560.04 8 CP
Module label Polymer Engineering Science
Module code CHE.05560.04
Semester of first implementation
Faculty/Institute Institut für Chemie
Module used in courses of study / semesters
  • Polymer Materials Science (MA120 LP) (Master) > Werkstofftechnik PolymerMaterialScMA120, Version of accreditation valid from WS 2014/15 > Pflichtmodule
Responsible person for this module
Further responsible persons
Prof. Dr. Michael Bartke
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module
  • The students acquire perspectives for the work as a polymer engineer.
  • They study basics of technical/industrial polymerization processes and instrumentation
  • They receive the theoretical background on basic knowledge of polymerization kinetics, kinetic modeling approaches, design of polymerization reactors and industrial polymerization processes.
  • They acquire a basic knowledge about physical properties of polymeric materials, including composites.
Module contents
This module covers advanced topics of polymer engineering. The lectures Polymer Reaction Engineering and Polymeric Materials combine the experience from lab scale to the requirements of industrial application.
Lectures:
1. Polymer Reaction Engineering
  • Classification of polyreactions and polymerization processes
  • Kinetics and kinetic modeling of polymerizations and molecular weight distributions (free-radical, emulsion, coordinative polymerization)
  • Rheological properties of reaction mixtures
  • Design and dimensioning of polymerization reactors, heat removal, mixing, non-idealities
  • Industrial polymerization processes
  • Seminar topics (Material balances of ideal chemical reactors; Calculation of polymerization kinetics on selected examples; Calculation of molecular weight distributions; Application examples on dimensioning of polymerization reactor; Heat removal calculations for polymerization reactors; examples on non-ideal reactors and selectivity effects)
2. Polymeric Materials
  • Chemical and physical structure, Liquid/melt - solid transition: crystallization / glass transition
  • Mechanical behaviour: elastic deformation / rubbery-elasticity / visco-elastic behavior of polymeric solids / plastic deformation, Basics of melt flow
  • Thermal, optical, electrical, acoustic properties of polymers
  • Polymeric materials: structure, properties, applications:
a) Thermoplastics (commodity polymers, polyesters/-amides, high-performance polymers)
b) Elastomers
c) Thermosets
d) Blends and composites
  • Material balances of ideal chemical reactors
  • Calculation of polymerization kinetics on selected examples

  • Calculation of molecular weight distributions

Examples on non-ideal reactors and selectivity effects
Polymer Computer Modelling
Forms of instruction Lecture (2 SWS)
Seminar (2 SWS)
Lecture (2 SWS)
Seminar (1 SWS)
Course
Languages of instruction German, English
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester Semester
Module frequency jedes Wintersemester
Module capacity unlimited
Time of examination
Credit points 8 CP
Share on module final degree Course 1: %; Course 2: %; Course 3: %; Course 4: %; Course 5: %.
Share of module grade on the course of study's final grade 1
Module course label Course type Course title SWS Workload of compulsory attendance Workload of preparation / homework etc Workload of independent learning Workload (examination and preparation) Sum workload
Course 1 Lecture Lecture Polymer Reaction Engineering 2 0
Course 2 Seminar Seminar Polymer Reaction Engineering 2 0
Course 3 Lecture Lecture Polymeric Materials 2 0
Course 4 Seminar Seminar Polymeric Materials 1 0
Course 5 Course Private study 0
Workload by module 240 240
Total module workload 240
Examination Exam prerequisites Type of examination
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5
Final exam of module
seminar (Polymer Reaction Engineering) problem set solutions, seminar (Polymeric Materials) problem set solutions
oral or written examination
Exam repetition information
Prerequisites and conditions Prerequisites Frequency Compulsory attendance Share on module grade in percent
Course 1 Winter semester No %
Course 2 Winter semester No %
Course 3 Winter semester No %
Course 4 Winter semester No %
Course 5 Winter semester No %