CME 410 - Polymer Processing

(3 credits)

Chemical and physical properties of polymers, additives, mixing and compounding, rheology of polymer melts, continuity, energy, and momentum equations, qualitative description and quantitative modeling of extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming, injection molding, compression molding, and rotational molding processes. Environmental aspects of polymers. Prerequisites: CME 350 - Fluid Mechanics. Grade only. Offered at least every two years.

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