Rubber Rheology
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The official GTU curriculum for Rubber Rheology (subject code BE04026041) as prescribed for Rubber · Semester 4 divides the course into 8 units, covering 59 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 (BE04026041)Unit 1 Introduction to Rheology
- Definition of Rheology
- Rheological Perspective
- the importance of non- linearity
- Generalized Hook’s Law, Moduli of Elasticity
- Relation Between Bulk modulus (K) & Young modulus (E)
- Deviation from perfect elastic behavior
- Plasticity and flow
- Viscous flow
- Components of rheological research: Rheometry
- Constitutive equations
- Complex flows of elastic liquids
- Viscosity and Viscosity Nomenclature
Unit 2 Rheological Models and Viscoelastic Fluid Behavior
- Power law fluid Model
- Eyring Model
- Bingham Plastic fluid model
- Ellis’s fluid model
- Eyring-Powel model
- Reiner-Philipoff model
- Meter model
- Mechanical Models for Linear Viscoelastic Response: Maxwell Model
- The Voight Element
- The Four-Parameter Model
- Material Response Time — The Deborah Number
Unit 3 Fluid Behavior and Rheology
- Newton’s law, Classification of fluid behavior
- non-Newtonian fluid behavior
- Time independent fluid behavior
- Viscoplastic fluid behavior
- Shear-thickening or dilatant fluid behavior
- Time-dependent fluid behavior
- Visco-elastic fluid behavior
Unit 4 Laminar Flow and Boundary Conditions in Fluid Systems
- Shell Momentum Balances: Boundary Conditions
- Flow of a falling film
- Flow through a Circular tube
- Flow through an Annulus
- Flow between two infinite parallel plates
- Adjacent Flow of Two immiscible Fluids
Unit 5 Turbulent Flow Characteristics and Rheological Effects in Fluid
- Dynamics: Definition of Turbulent flow
- difference between laminar & turbulent flow
- velocity profile for Newtonian & non-Newtonian fluid flow
- flow of Viscoelastic fluids
- Turbulence Damping
Unit 6 Stress Analysis and Rheological Characterization of Elastomeric
- Materials: Stress Tensor and Stress Responses: Stress Tensor: Caudry Laws of Motion
- Stress Responses to Flow
- Early Investigations of Flow Properties of Elastomer
- Shear Flow Instruments for Rheological Characterization of Elastomers: Sandwich Rheometer: Biconical Rheometer
- Shearing Disc (Mooney) Rheometer
- General Purpose Viscometer
- Gallen Kamp
- Plunger and Other Viscometers
Unit 7 Rheological Instruments for Flow and Testing
- Oscillatory &Elongation Flow Instruments: Uniaxial Extension: Bubble Inflation Compression Flow Instruments: Parallel Plate Viscometer
- Cup and Bob Viscometer
- Differential Plastimeter Quality Control Program Name: Engineering Level: Under Graduate Branch: Rubber Technology Subject Code : BE04026041 Subject Name : Rubber Rheology Instrumentation: Rotational Rheometers
- Capillary Rheometers
- Compression Rheometers
- Stress Relaxation Instrument
Unit 8 Variable influencing the Rheology of Rubbers
- Effect of Temperature
- Effect of Pressure
- Effect of Molecular weight & Molecular structure
- effect of entanglement of molecules & molecular motions
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