Kinetics and Rheology of Plastics
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Kinetics and Rheology of Plastics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Kinetics and Rheology of Plastics (subject code 3162313) as prescribed for Plastics · Semester 6 divides the course into 6 units, covering 51 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3162313)Unit 1 Kinetics of homogeneous reactions and reactors
- Chemical Kinetics
- classification of chemical reactions
- rate of reaction
- factors affecting rate of reaction
- rate constant
- Elementary and non elementary reactions
- order of reaction
- Temperature dependency from Arrhenius law, collision theory and transition state theory
- activation energy
- Types of chemical reactors
- their working principle
- limitations and applications
- Batch reactor
- Semibatch reactor
- Continuous reactor
- Tank and tubular reactor
- Fixed bed reactor
- Fluidised bed reactor etc
Unit 2 Kinetics of Polymerization
- Kinetics of free radical polymerisation
- kinetic chain length kinetics of cationic and anionic polymerisation kinetics of polycondensation
- molecular weight distribution
- Extent of reaction and degree of polymerisation
- Kinetics of Copolymerisation
- Reactivity ratio and Copolymerisation behaviour
Unit 3 Rheology
- Stress and strain
- stress-strain behaviour
- viscoelastic behaviour of plastics
- Definition & importance of Rheology
- types of fluids
- Non Newtonian fluids
- time-dependent fluids
- time independent fluids
- Pseudoplastic fluids
- Dilatant fluids
- Bingham plastic fluids
Unit 4 Rheological Models
- Mechanical models: The linear elastic spring (Hooks model) and the linear viscous dash- pot (Newton's Model)
- 10 Subject Code: 3162310 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 The Maxwell Model for viscoelasticity The Kelvin (Voigt) Model for viscoelasticity Burger model
- Creep (retardation) and relaxation Four-parameter model
- Zener model
Unit 5 Viscoelastic Behaviour
- Boltzman principle
- Time temperature superposition principle WLF equation
- Free volume theory
- Power law, Weisenberg effect Parameters Influencing Viscosity: Effect of Shear rate on viscosity
- Effect of molecular weight on viscosity
- Effect of temperature on viscosity
- Effect of pressure on viscosity
- zero shear viscosity Die Swell, and Melt fracture
- Sharkskin defects
Unit 6 Measurements of rheological properties
- Capillary rheometers Cone and plate viscometer Concentric cylinder rheometer
- Parallel disc rheometer Torque rheometers
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