CME 430: Rheology
Updated Weekly Calendar
 
Spring 2019

Week

Lecture Plan

Homework

Lab

Test/Quiz

References

1

1/14

Introduction
Fundamental concepts
M

F: HW 1
Lab 1
Introduction
 

Chapter 1
 

2

1/21

NO CLASS ON M
Fundamental concepts
M

F
Lab2-Brookfield Viscometer  

Chapter 1
2 2 SPE Rheology

 

3

1/28

Stress & Stress tensor

Strain/Strain rate and their tensors

M: HW 2

F:
Lab 3- MFI

WSU Closed Due to Extreme Cold

Q1-F Chapter 3-pages 62-70 (stress tensor)


 

4

2/4

Vectors and tensors
 

M

F: HW 3
Lab 3- MFI

meet in ST  B7

   Chapters 3-pages 70-98
Chapter 2

5

2/11

Newtonian fluids
Standard flows in rheology
M

F
  Test 1

W: ST 205

 Chapters 3 and 4

Chapter 2

6

2/18

Standard flows in rheology M:

F:
Lab 4- MATHEMATICA

meet in ST 208

Q2 -F Chapter 4

Chapter 2

7

2/25

Standard flows in rheology M: WSU Closed

F: HW 3.5 MATHEMATICA part

 Lab 5- AR 2000 Training
 
  Chapters 4

Chapter 2

8

3/4

Material functions
 
M: HW 4

F: HW 5
Lab 5- AR 2000 Training
 
 Q3-F Chapter 5

9

3/11

Spring Break

10

3/18

Material functions M: 

F: Mr. Steve Brenno, RTP Company
 

Lab 6-AR 2000 Steady Shear

Lab 7-Capillary rheometer at RTP (data on T drive)

 

  Chapters 5

11

3/25

Material functions

 

M:

F: HW 6
Lab 7-Capillary rheometer at RTP (data on T drive)

Lab report 6 is due

  Chapters 5

12

4/1

Material functions
 

M: HW7
 

W: Make up class at 9:00


F: No class

Test 2 W: ST 205

Lab 7 Report is due on W

Chapter 6

13

4/8

Results of rheological tests
 

M:
 

W: Make up class at 9:00


F:

 Lab 8-SAOS-Oil

 

  Chapter 6

14

4/15

No class on F-Student Spring Break

Results of rheological tests
Constitutive Equations: GNF

M:

F: No Class
Lab 9- SAOS-PDMS

Lab report 8 is due

  Q4-M Chapters 6 and 7

 

15

4/22

Constitutive Equations: GNF
Constitutive Equations: GLVF
 

M:

F: HW 8
 Lab 10- SAOS-curing polyester resin

Lab report 9 is due

Q5-F Chapters 7 and 8

16

4/29

Constitutive Equations: GLVF M

F
Lab 10-SAOS-Curing polyester resin Q6-F Chapter 7 and 8
17

5/6

Final Exam on Monday 5/6 from 8:00-10:00 AM

 

I reserve the right to change the schedule when necessary.