Course title, code: Polymer Processing I, GAGEBAN-MUANTEC1-1
The aim of Polymer Processing is to familiarise students with the machines and technologies used in industrial technologies, the moulding tools required for production and to acquire a basic knowledge of the different types of plastics, taking into account the characteristics of plastic product design, taking into account the economics of production.
Production of polymers Thermomechanical curves, viscosity Preparatory operations Extrusion Injection moulding Special injection moulding technologies Thermoforming Bonding technologies for plastics Thermoset plastics 3D printing
Course content - labs:
Lab demonstrations. Identification of plastics by combustion. MFI measurement. Preparation operations - internal mixers, dryers, temperers. Extrusion - granulation, film blowing, tube making. Injection moulding tools, machinery, technology. Vacuum forming. Welding. Pressing of thermosetting materials. 3D printing.
Knowledge:
Mid-term study requirements:
To be admitted to the exam, students have to give a short presentation on the exercise, the details of which will be explained in the first presentation. At the end of the semester, students will write 1 final examination paper, the place and time of which will be announced by the lecturer in the first week of the semester. A successful final examination paper will be accepted as an examination mark. Students must attend at least 67% of the lectures.
Exam requirements:
The exam is oral, based on a pre-assigned list of questions.
Kaufman, H.S., Falcetta, J.J.: Introduction to Polymer Science and Technology: An SPE Textbook. John Wiley, New York, 1977. Charles A. Harper: Handbook of Plastic Processes. John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2006 ISBN 0471662550
Kutz Myer: Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook: Processing, Materials, and Applications. William Andrew Inc 2016, ISBN 9780323390408