Mixing of Rubber
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Follow on Instagram for UpdatesMixing of Rubber Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Mixing of Rubber (subject code ME01088011) as prescribed for RT · Semester 1 divides the course into 12 units, covering 38 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 (ME01088011)Unit 1 Overview of Mixing of Rubber
- Unit Processes
- Interpretation of Mixing Process
- Compaction as a part of the Mechanism in incorporating Carbon Black into an Elastomer
Unit 2 Polymerization and Molecular Architecture
- Natural Rubber & Synthetic Rubbers
Unit 3 Mill Processibility
- Interpretation of Mill Processibility
- Science of Mill Processibility
Unit 4 Viscoelasticity and Fracture
- Introduction to Viscoelasticity
- Viscoelasticity for Characterization
- Viscoelastic Behavior of Rubber in an Internal Mixer
- Mechanism of Fracture of Gum rubber
- Program Name: Engineering Level: Post Graduate Branch: Rubber Technology Course / Subject Code:ME01088011 Course / Subject Name : Mixing of Rubber
Unit 5 Linear Viscoelasticity
- Linear Viscoelasticity and mixing of rubber
- Relaxation time and its distribution
- Linear viscoelasticity as a conceptual background for the mixing of rubber
Unit 6 Viscoelastic Characterization of Rubber Compounds
- Viscoelastic Properties of Compounds
- Strain and Strain-rate Amplification
- Unique Characteristics of Compounds
Unit 7 Application of Characterization Methods for a Specific Problem
- Effect of Fillers and Rubber Structures on Tensile behavior of filled
- Unvulcanised compounds of Cis 1, 4-Polybutadiene
Unit 8 Reinforcing Fillers & Liquid Additives
- Reinforcing Fillers- Mixing case of fillers
- structure of aggregate and agglomerate
- Liquid Additives- The Energy Aspects of Mixing Rubber: Energy Balance- Experiment
- Experimental Program
Unit 9 Proposed Model of a Mixing Mechanism
- Changes in material during mixing
- Mechanical actions
- Material-machine interaction
- Macroscopic versus microscopic deformation
Unit 10 Model of Material Behavior in the Internal Mixer
- Material Properties
- Pressure profile in the internal mixer
- deformation of material between rotor edge and chamber wall
- Probability and distribution in mixing
- Calculation of Mixing energy
Unit 11 Nano and Molecular Scale of Mixing
- Chemical Reactions during Mixing
- Optimum state of the elastomer for mixing
- Improvements in rotor design
Unit 12 Post-Mixing Processes
- Causes of non-uniformity in feeding
- Material behavior
- flow Mechanism etc
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