MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
CHE4134
Polymer process engineering
3 points + 24 lectures + Clayton + Prerequisites: CHE3111 and CHE3112
Objectives The student is expected to become familiar with various
polymer processing operations; rheology and flow behaviour of polymer melts and
solutions; and the fundamental principles by which one can analyse a variety of
polymer flow processes.
Synopsis Rheology and flow behaviour of polymeric systems - Newtonian
and non-Newtonian fluids. Viscometric and material functions. Selection of
polymer processing operations including extrusion, calendering, coating, fibre
spinning, film blowing and injection moulding.
Assessment Examinations: 80% + Assignments: 20%
Recommended texts
- Middleman S Fundamentals of polymer processing McGraw-Hill, 1977
- Tiu C and Boger D V Rheology and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics Dept
Chemical Engineering, Monash U, 1983
- Whelan A and Craft J L (eds) Developments in plastics technology
vol. 2 (chapter 7 `Modelling flow with geometric parameters' by C Tiu) Elsevier
Applied Science, 1985
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