Polymer Process Engineering

Week 1: Introduction to polymers, physical characteristics, and representation

Week 2: Thermodynamics of polymer system (governing laws, Pressure-volume-temperature relationships, equation of states, calorific values and free energy, thermodynamic properties)

Week 3: applied polymer rheology (fluid flow characteristics, governing equations, applied rheology, flow rate and pressure drop)

Week 4: heat transfer phenomenon in polymers (thermal properties, conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer, Nusselt-Greatz relationship, and thermodynamics in different systems)

Week 5: mass transfer phenomenon in polymers (diffusion and diffusivity, solubilities of gases in molten and soft polymers,)

Week 6: chemical reaction engineering in polymers (condensation polymerization, addition polymerization, copolymerization)

Week 7: polymer preparation processes (extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, fiber spinning, calendering, etc.)

Week 8: Polymer testing (testing perspective, quality assurance, standardization, sample preparation, conditioning, mass, density, and dimensional analysis, processibility test, strength and stiffness, fatigue and wear, time dependence, environment and temperature effects)

Week 9: Polymer testing (physical properties test, testing of rubber, plastics, cellular materials, composites, textile polymers, fabrics, dynamic analysis, friction, electrical, optical, and fire analysis, etc.)

Week 10: polymers in electronics and their processing (epoxies, silicones, phenolics, fluorocarbons, polyxylylenes)

Week 11: polymers in electronics and their processing (polyester, polyvinyls, polystyrenes, functions of coating, manufacturing, circuit coating, wire coating, other coatings)

Week 12: polymers in building materials and their processing (Introduction, cement composites, latex modified, epoxy modified, special system)

1. Richard G. Griskey Ph.D., P.E. (auth.) - Polymer Process Engineering-Springer Netherlands (1995)
2. James J. Licari, Laura A. Hughes - Handbook of Polymer Coatings for Electronics_ Chemistry, Technology and Applications (Materials Science and Process Technology Series)-William Andrew (1991)
3. Yoshihiko Ohama - Handbook of polymer-modified concrete and mortars_ properties and process technology-Noyes Publications (1995)
4. Roger Brown - Handbook of polymer testing - physical methods-CRC Press (1999)
5. Werner Pauer - Polymer Reaction Engineering of Dispersed Systems_ Volume I (2018, Springer International Publishing)
6. George Odian - Principles of Polymerization (2004, Wiley-Interscience)
7. Jose Asua - Polymer Reaction Engineering (2007, Wiley-Blackwell)