MAM0320 - PARAMETER ESTIMATION IN CONTINUUM AND STOCHASTIC MODELS

Module Identifier	MAM0320
Module Title	PARAMETER ESTIMATION IN CONTINUUM AND STOCHASTIC MODELS
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Professor Arthur Davies
Semester	Semester 2
Other staff	Dr David Binding
Course delivery	Tutorial	2 x 1 hour tutorials
	Practical	6 x 3 hour practicals
	Lecture	8 x 1 hour lectures
Assessment	Course work	Practical Reports (80%); Oral examination (20%)	100%
	Resit assessment	Practical reports	100%

General 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.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

Analyse data from a range of rheometrical experiments.
Determine the viscosity of a material as a function of shear-rate.
Perform time-temperature superposition.
Determine the discrete relaxation spectrum from oscillatory shear data.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
H. A. Barnes, J. Hutton and K. Walters. (1989) An introduction to rheology. Elsevier 0444871403
A. A. Collyer. (1993) Techniques in rheological measurement. Chapman and Hall 0412534908