ECTS - Polymer Processing
Polymer Processing (ME421) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Polymer Processing | ME421 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
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| Course Objectives | |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to hydrocarbons and macromolecular structures, homopolymers, copolymers, elastomers, blends and thermosets, morphology of polymers, semicrystalline and amorhous states, polymer additives, mechanical properties, differential scanning calorimetry and dilatometry, rheological properties, non Newtonian flow, viscoelasticity, melt flow index and rheometers, melting and mixing; die forming, extrusion based processes, molding processes, manufacture of tires and other rubber products. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to polymer morphology, architecture and behavior | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Polymer synthesis and bonding in polymers | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Characterization of molecular weights | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Morphology of Polymers, crsytalization and amorphous structure | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Thermodynamic transitions in Polymers | Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Mechanical Properties | Chapter 6 |
| 7 | Rubber elasticity | Chapter 7 |
| 8 | Pure viscous flow and newtonian behavior | Chapter 8 |
| 9 | Viscoelasticity and Non-newtonian flows | Chapter 9 |
| 10 | Polymer Rheology | Chapter 11 |
| 11 | Extrusion | Chapter 11 |
| 12 | Molding processes: Injection, blow molding, etc. | Chapter 12 |
| 13 | Other polymer shaping operations | Chapter 13 |
| 14 | Rubber production and vulcanization | Chapter 14 |
| 15 | Final exam period | All Chapters |
| 16 | Final Exam Period | All Chapters |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materials (2nd edition) Stephen Rosen |
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| Other Sources | 2. Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Processing by Stanley Middleman, McGraw-Hill, 1977 |
| 3. Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems by Mikell P. Groover, John Wiley and Sons Inc, (2007) | |
| 4. Principles of Polymer Processing, Zehev Tadmor, Costas G. Gogos, Wiley Interscience, 2007 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 5 |
| Application | 1 | 10 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 10 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 25 |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply advanced knowledge in computational and/or manufacturing technologies to solve manufacturing engineering problems | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints | X | ||||
| 5 | An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications | X | ||||
| 6 | Ability to perform scientific research and/or carry out innovative projects that are within the scope of manufacturing engineering | X | ||||
| 7 | An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly | X | ||||
| 8 | An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually | X | ||||
| 9 | An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally | X | ||||
| 10 | An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology | X | ||||
| 11 | An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering | X | ||||
| 12 | An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development | X | ||||
| 13 | An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 127 | ||