Polymers A-I

Code:

EQ414

Acronym:

POLA1

Instance: 2003/2004 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEQ	8	Plano Oficial EQ a partir 2003	4	3,5	5,5	-
		Plano para Bachareis EQ a partir de 1996	1	3,5	5,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide a supplementary instruction in domains of Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering and other technical and profesional domains, in order to prepare future chemical engineers for working in firms which produce, process and/or market polymers.

Program

Structure of polymers. Molecular mass. Volumetric and thermodynamic properties. Mass and heat transport in polymers.
Polymer rheology: Dynamics of non-newtonian fluids.-Polymeric fluid phenomena-Material functions of polymeric fluids-Generalized model of newtonian fluids.

Main Bibliography

F. W. Billmeyer Jr., "Textbook of Polymer Science", 3rd Ed. Wiley, 1984
D. W. Van Krevelen, "Properties of Polymers", 3rd Ed., Elsevier, 1990
H. R. Allcock; F. W. Lampe, "Contemporary Polymer Chemistry", 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, 1990
H. A. Barnes, J. F. Hutton, K. Walters "An Introduction to Rheology", 5th Ed., Elsevier, 1995

Complementary Bibliography

F. Rodrigues, "Principles of Polymer Systems", 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 1985

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures supported by presentation of slides. Tutorial sessions with resolution of problems, previously distributed to the students. Home works consisting in problems with large extension and use of computer, too long for solving during a tutorial session.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	0,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

No more than 4 absences.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighed average of the several tests and monographies.

Classification improvement

New tests.
Presentation of new monographies.