Polymer Technology CHE 5th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Professional Elective-I)

Polymer Technology detail syllabus for Chemical Engineering (CHE), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17CH554), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other che 5th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit CHE 5th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-I subjects do refer to Professional Elective-I. The detail syllabus for polymer technology is as follows.

Course Objectives:

The students will

1. Able to understand broad and fundamental knowledge of the polymers and their chemical, physical and mechanical behavior.
2. Able to emphasize the processing techniques, along with the production of polymers and correlate structureprocessingproperties relationships for polymers and blends.

Module 1

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Module 2

Polymer Extrusion: Requirements of Polymer for extrusion. Single screw and double screw plasticating extruder zones in extrusion, breakerplates, extruder screw, power calculation. PVC extruder. Dieandca libration equipment prime mover for extrusion, coextrusion, extrusion coating, extrusion film blowing reactive extrusion. Extrusion blow moulding for PET bottles, wiredrawing-PVC, spinning-various types and applications.Application of various extruded
products. Rheological aspects of extrusion and extrusion defects. Operational and maintenance of extrusion equipment, pultrusion.

Module 3

Injection Moulding: Polymer characteristics for injection moulding. Reciprocating screw injection moulding. Single impression mould. Multi impression moulds. Cooling requirements in moulds. Hotrunner moulds, gate, mould clamping force calculations. Control of pressure, temperature and time of injection thermostat and fiber reinforced polymer injection moulding, sandwich moulding and injection blow moulding. Rheological aspects and defects of injection. Comparison of injection moulding and extrusion of injection. Operational and maintenance of injection moulding equipment.Reaction injection moulding. Applications.

Module 4

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Module 5

Thermoforming: Basic principles. Vacuum forming. Pressure forming. Description ofoperations. Product design. Application. Derivation of thermo formed product thickness. Rotational Moulding: Principles. Operation & applications. Thickness. Cooling calculations. Testing of Plastics: Thermal, electrical, optical, mechanical properties testing.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the techniques and their characteristics /limitations of synthesis of polymers.
2. Explain the structure property relationship of polymers and apply the various processing and manufacturing techniques.

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
• There will be 2 full questions(with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

1. Critical Thinking
2. Problem solving
3. Use of modern tools
4. Research Skill
5. Life-long learning

Text Books:

1. Principles of Polymer Processing, Morton Johnes chapman, Hall 1989.
2. Plastic Engineering, R.J. Crawford, 3rd edn, Research Studies, 1996.

Reference Books:

1. Principles of Polymer Engineering, N.G. McCrum, Vol.1, C.P.Buckley Oxford University Press, 1988.
2. Polymer Materials -Vols.1, 2 & 3, ManasChanda, Springer, UnivPress, 1997.

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Che, 2017 regulation do visit Chemical Engineering 5th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.

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