Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 Hours. (8 x 1 hour lectures) |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 2 Hours. (2 x 1 hour tutorials) |
| Practical | 18 Hours. (6 x 3 hour practicals) |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | [practical reports (80%); oral examination (20%)] coursework | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | [practical reports] coursework | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Analyse data from a range of rheometrical experiments.
2. Determine the viscosity of a material as a function of shear-rate.
3. Perform time-temperature superposition.
4. Determine the discrete relaxation spectrum from oscillatory shear data.
Brief description
This module provides an introduction to modern and emerging techniques in parameter estimation for complex fluids. The theory and practice of data analysis for extracting material parameters and functions from rheometrical experiments will be described. In particular, the determination of viscosity as a function of shear-rate, time-temperature superposition and the determination of the discrete relaxation spectrum from the dynamic moduli will be examined. The characterisation of materials using simple and complex flows will be considered as well as advances in intelligent instrumentation.
Aims
This module will provide an introduction to the analysis of rheometrical data. The module will provide students with the skills necessary to analyse data output from rheometrical experiments and to use them to determine material parameters and functions in continuum and stochastic models.
Reading List
Recommended TextA. A. Collyer (1993) Techniques in rheological measurement Chapman and Hall Primo search H. A. Barnes, J. Hutton and K. Walters (1989) An introduction to rheology Elsevier Primo search R. G. Owens and T. N. Phillips (2002) Computational Rheology Imperial College Press Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7