Undergraduate Course: Polymer Science and Engineering 5 (CHEE11015)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Chemical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course comprises 14 lectures, joint with U03468 Polymers and Composite Materials 4, on polymer properties and forming processes along with independent study of polymer reaction engineering (equivalent to 6-8 lectures). The independent study will be guided by 6 seminar-style sessions and 2 tutorials. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Room 6301, James Clerk Maxwell Building |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Explain the relationship between polymer properties (thermal, rheological, mechanical), and polymer microstructure and molecular weight. Relate polymer properties to their processing and uses.
- Explain methods for determining the microstructure and molecular weight of polymers and describe the significance of polymer solubility, melting point and glass transition temperature.
- Describe different types of polymerisation process, and the significance in each of: initiation, propagation, termination, branching; and, for copolymerisation, reactivity ratios and monomer ratio.
- Calculate average molecular weights of polymers knowing the conversion and/or other reaction conditions.
- Calculate the ratio of monomer types in copolymerisation and predict the type of sequence obtained.
- Determine the data required for the design of polymerisation reactors of a variety of types: batch, plug-flow, CSTR, heterogeneous (emulsion, fluidised bed), and predict the mean residence time and size of reactor for simplified cases.
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Assessment Information
Two hour written examination at the end of the semester.
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr John Christy
Tel: (0131 6)50 4854
Email: J.Christy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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