Module Descriptors
POLYMER PROCESSING
XXAT50372
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A course work weighted at 50%. A Class test weighted at 50%.
An assignment (25%) 1000 words which will assess learning outcomes 1 and 2.
An assignment (25%) 1000 words which will assess learning outcomes 3 and 4.
1, 2 hours end exam (50%) which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
An assignment (25%) 1000 words which will assess learning outcomes 1 and 2.
An assignment (25%) 1000 words which will assess learning outcomes 3 and 4.
1, 2 hours end exam (50%) which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Module Learning Strategies
24 hours lectures
12 hours tutorials
(1:n)2 (1:20)
12 hours tutorials
(1:n)2 (1:20)
Module Indicative Content
1: Mixing techniques: incorporation, distribution, and dispersion.
2: Two roll mill, internal mixer, twin screw extruders.
3: Extrusion: screw design, drag, pressure and leakage flow, screw and die characteristics
4: Die design for tube, profile, wire covering
5: Injection moulding: machine specifications, moulding parameters. Compression moulding
6: Basic mould design; ejection, runner and gate design. Runnerless moulds.
7: Blow moulding and thermoforming techniques
8: Calendering: calendar type, sheet, friction fabric, topping methods
2: Two roll mill, internal mixer, twin screw extruders.
3: Extrusion: screw design, drag, pressure and leakage flow, screw and die characteristics
4: Die design for tube, profile, wire covering
5: Injection moulding: machine specifications, moulding parameters. Compression moulding
6: Basic mould design; ejection, runner and gate design. Runnerless moulds.
7: Blow moulding and thermoforming techniques
8: Calendering: calendar type, sheet, friction fabric, topping methods
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00597-1 Polymer Materials or equivalent.
Module Resources
Examples of male and female thermoforming. Extruded products, film, sheet, profile, pipe, wire covering.
Examples of moulded products to indicate gate positioning, weld lines and runnerless moulds, calendered products, hand built and moulded products.
Internet.
College Library.
Examples of moulded products to indicate gate positioning, weld lines and runnerless moulds, calendered products, hand built and moulded products.
Internet.
College Library.
Module Texts
Extrusion Principles and Operation, M J Stevens, Kluwer Academic Publishers 1995 ISBN 0412635909
Injection Moulding, R Pye, 4th Edition, Longman Scientific and technical 1989 ISBN 0582016118
Injection Moulding, R Pye, 4th Edition, Longman Scientific and technical 1989 ISBN 0582016118