Plastics Product Design detailed syllabus for Plastics Technology (Plastics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Plastics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Plastics Technology 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Plastics 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of plastics product design is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
PRODUCT DESIGN REQUIREMENT 9
Introduction to Product Design – Principles & Methodical approach for Product Design – Design Process – Material selection – Process selection – Safety Factors in Product Design–Product Design Appraisal- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances on Product-Product Design criteria – Structural, Environmental, Assembly, Aesthetics & Decoration- Design for Manufacture &Assembly (DFMA)- Tooling Aspects on Product Design – Cost Analysis for Product Design
Unit II
PRODUCT DESIGN FEATURES 9
Wall thickness – variations in wall thickness – suggested wall thickness for various plastics materials –Taper & Draft – Design of radii, fillets, ribs and bosses- Shrinkage – Fits & Tolerances-External & Internal Undercuts
Unit III
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Unit IV
ASSEMBLY FEATURES 9
Part Consolidation-Mechanical Fasteners- Snap Fits Joints- Snap Fit Theory, Annular and Torsional Snap fits, Assembly Procedures and Issues with Snap Fits- Welding –Ultrasonic Welding, Vibration and Hot-Plate Welding, Spin Welding- Bonding – Solvent and Adhesive Bonding-Retention Features-Alignment Features- Orientation-Expansion Differences- Tolerances– Introduction to In-mould Assembly.
Unit V
DESIGN FOR COMPOSITES 9
Design Criteria for Composites- Cost, Size, Mechanical Properties, Repeatability and Precision, Damage Tolerance and Durability, Environmental Constraints – Design allowables- Need for Design allowables- development of design allowables- Important factors that affect the selection of allowables – Specific techniques used in the statistical development of allowable values.
Course Outcomes:
- The students will understand the basics of plastics product design.
- The students will understand the basics of plastics mould design.
- They also acquire knowledge about various moulds for different processing techniques.
- The students can apply the basic design aspects related to Injection Mould, Compression Mould, Transfer Mould, Blow Mould.
- Will be able to apply the basic design aspects related to extrusion dies.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Belofsky, H, “Plastics Product Design and Processing Engineering, Hanser Publishers, Munich Vienna New York, 1994.
- Sidney levy J. Harry Dubois, “Plastics Product Design Engineering Hand Book”, Second Edition, Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1984
- Paul A. Tres, “Designing Plastic Parts for Assembly”, 2nd Revised Edition, Hanser Publishers, Munich Vienna New York, 1994
- Alfredo Campo E. “The Complete Part Design Handbook for Injection Molding of Thermoplastics”, Hanser Publishers, Munich, 2006
- Daniel B. Miracle and Steven L. Donaldson “Composites” Volume 21, ASM Handbook,ASM International, 2001.
- P.K. Mallick, “Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design”, Third Edition, CRC Press 2007
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Plastics Technology, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Plastics 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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