MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
MTE3509
Polymer rheology and processing
4 points + 2 lectures per week plus tutorials + Second semester +
Clayton
Objectives To impart sufficient understanding of polymer rheology and
processing to enable the student to work with specialist process and design
engineers.
Synopsis Newtonian and non-Newtonian flow of polymer materials. Effects
of temperature and molecular structure on melt properties. Rheometry. Polymer
processing methods and machinery. Heat transfer applied to processing
situations. The effect of processing aids and fillers. Calculations to predict
processing machinery operating characteristics.
Assessment Examination: 60% + Assignments: 20% + Laboratory work: 20%
Recommended reading
- Brydson J A Flow properties of polymer melts Wiley, 1985
- Chapman A J Heat transfer Macmillan, 1984
- Cogswell F N Polymer melt rheology: A guide for industrial practice
Wiley, 1985
- Crawford R J Plastics engineering Elsevier, 1985
- Dealy J M and Wissbrun Melt rheology and its role in plastics
processing Van Nostrand, 1990
- Nielsen L E Polymer rheology
- Lenk R S Polymer rheology Applied Science Publishers, 1978
- Ozisik M N Heat transfer: A basic approach McGraw-Hill, 1985
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