RHEOLOGY (ENGR 430) Updated Tentative Calendar 

Week

Lecture Content from syllabus

Updated Content

Test/Quiz

Reading Assignment

Outcome

Labs W 11:00-12:40

1

1/14

Introduction

Fundamental concepts (Chapter 1)

Introduction

Fundamental concepts (Chapter 1)

 

Chapter 1-Morrison
Parsi's 2-page handout about rheology
SPE handout
Silly Putty handout

1-4

Pre-Lab

2

1/21

M Holiday

Fundamental concepts (Chapter 1)

Newtonian fluid mechanics (Chapter 3)

M Holiday

Fundamental concepts (Chapter 1)

 

F Q1

SPE handout

4

 Brookfield viscometer

3

1/28

Newtonian fluid mechanics (Chapter 3)

Vectors and tensors (Chapter 2)

 

Chapter 2-Morrison
MATHEMATICA 6 totorial

8-9

 Melt Flow Indexer

4

2/4

Newtonian fluid mechanics (Chapter 3)

Vectors and tensors (Chapter 2)

Vectors and tensors (Chapter 2)

F Q2

Chapter 3- Morrison
Chapter 5-Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: Fox, McDonald, and Pritchhard

8-9

 MATHEMATICA in ST 208

5

2/11

Vectors and tensors (Chapter 2)

F out of town

Newtonian fluid mechanics (Chapter 3)

F out of town

 

Chapter 3- Morrison
Chapter 5-Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: Fox, McDonald, and Pritchhard

4-5

 RDS II rheometer-1

6

2/18

Vectors and tensors (Chapter 2)

Viscoelasticity

Newtonian fluid mechanics (Chapter 3)

 

Standard flows for rheology (Chapter 4)

F Q3

Chapter 3- Morrison
Chapter 5-Introduction to Fluid Mechanics: Fox, McDonald, and Pritchhard

Chapter 4-Morrison

5-6

 


12

 RDS II rheometer-2

Rotational rheometry of various brads of ketchup

7

2/25

Viscoelasticity

Standard flows for rheology (Chapter 4)

W T1

Chapter 4-Morrison

12

Test 1 in ST 206

8

3/3

Spring Break

 

 

 

 

 

9

3/10

Viscoelasticity

Standard flows for rheology (Chapter 4)

F Q4

Chapter 4-Morrison

12

 Capillary rheometer at RTP

10

3/17

Rheological flows (Chapter 4)

Rheometry (Chapter 10)

Rheological tests

Standard flows for rheology (Chapter 4)

Material Functions (Chapter 5)

 

Chapter 4-Morrison


Chapter 5-Morrison

 

12


15

Speaker: Mr. David Sterling

Hands on experience with MPI database with emphasis on rheological properties in ST 208

11

3/24

Rheological flows (Chapter 4)

Rheometry (Chapter 10)

Rheological tests

Material Functions (Chapter 5)

F Q5

Chapter 5-Morrison

15

AR 2000 rheometer-1
 

12

3/31

F Holiday

Rheological flows (Chapter 4)

Rheological tests

M Speaker: Mr. Steve Brenno

Material Functions (Chapter 5)

Rheological tests

 

Chapter 5-Morrison

15, 14

Rotational rheometry of silicon oil and corn starch on AR 2000 rheometer

13

4/7

Material functions (Chapter 5)

 

Material Functions (Chapter 5)

Results of rheological tests 

 

Chapter 5-Morrison

Chapter 6-Morrison

15, 14

 SAOS testing on RDS II and AR 2000

14

4/14

Constitutive equations (Selection from Chapters 7,8,9, Appendix D)

Results of rheological tests

Time-Temperature Superposition

 F Q6

Chapter 6-Morrison

Chapter 7- Morrison

14, 16

SAOS testing on RDS II and AR 2000

UW-Madison: Polymer Engineering Center and Rheology Research Center

15

4/21

Rheology in polymer processing

Introduction to constitutive equations

Rheology and processing of polymers and composites

 

Chapter 7-Morrison
Professor Osswald's lecture notes

16, VII

Make up Lab

Lab 10: Injection molding lab is due to Professor Osswald

16

4/28

Comprehensive Final Exam on T 4/29; 8:00-10:00

 

Final

 

 

 

 

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