CH5130 Rheology of Complex Materials

Module 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Flow phenomena in complex materials and Microstructure 1

Lecture 2: Flow phenomena in complex materials and Microstructure 1

Lecture 3: Applications of rheology : mechanisms at the molecular and microscopic scales 1

Lecture 4: Applications of rheology : mechanisms at the molecular and microscopic scales 2

Lecture 5: Applications of rheology : some example material systems 1

Lecture 6: Applications of rheology : some example material systems 2

Module 2: Tensors

Lecture 7: Introduction to tensors

Lecture 8: Introduction to tensors 2

Lecture 9: Introduction to tensors 3

Module 3: Stress, strain rate; rheometric flows

Lecture 10: Stress and strain rate 1

Lecture 11: Stress and strain rate 2

Lecture 12: Velocity gradient and strain rate

Lecture 13: Stress and strain rate 3

Lecture 14: Kinematics for simple flows

Lecture 15: Kinematics for simple flows 2

Lecture 16: Rheometric flows

Module 4: Viscous fluids

Lecture 17: Viscous response 1

Lecture 18: Viscous response 2

Module 5: Governing equations

Lecture 19: Governing equations for rheology 1

Lecture 20: Governing equations for rheology 1

Module 6: Linear viscoelasticity

Lecture 21: Viscoelasticity – relaxation process

Lecture 22: Viscoelasticity – Maxwell model

Lecture 23: Linear viscoelasticity – oscillatory shear

Lecture 24: Linear viscoelasticity – oscillatory shear 2

Lecture 25: Relaxation time spectrum 1

Lecture 26: Relaxation time spectrum 2

Lecture 27: Linear viscoelasticity: generalized Maxwell model

Lecture 28: Time temperature superposition

Lecture 29: Linear viscoelasticity: solidlike materials

Lecture 30: General linear viscoelasticity

Module 7: Rheometers

Lecture 31: Rheometers 1

Lecture 32: Rheometers 2

Lecture 33: Rheometers 3

Lecture 34: Rheometers 4

Lecture 35: Rheometers 5

Module 8: Normal stress differences and structured fluids

Lecture 36: Normal stresses 1

Lecture 37: Normal stresses 2

Lecture 38: Structured materials – yield stress

Lecture 39: Yield stress and thixotropic materials

Lecture 40: Normal stresses and stress growth

Module 9: Survey of properties

Lecture 41: Survey of material functions for polymers 1

Lecture 42: Survey of material functions for polymers 2

Lecture 43: Survey of material functions for polymers 3

Lecture 44: Survey of material functions for polymers 4

Lecture 45: Survey of material functions for multiphase systems 1

Lecture 46: Survey of material functions for multiphase macromolecular systems

Module 10: Strain, Convected rate, non-linear models

Lecture 47: Strain and convected rate 1

Lecture 48: Strain and convected rate 2

Lecture 49: Strain and convected rate 3

Lecture 50: Strain and convected rate 4

Lecture 51: Strain, convected derivatives, non-linear models

Lecture 52: Strain, convected derivatives, non-linear models 2

Module 11: Rotational rheometry - summary of material functions

Lecture 53: Rotational rheometry

Lecture 54: Problems during rheometry – example of cone and plate

Lecture 55: Problems during rheometry – example of cone and plate 2

Lecture 56: Review of material functions 1

Lecture 57: Review of material functions 2

Lecture 58: Review of material functions 3

Module12: Demonstration

Lecture 59: Rheometer demonstration 1

Lecture 60: Rheometer demonstration

Module13: Microscopic modeling

Lecture 61: Microscopic modeling of rheology

Lecture 62: Microscopic modeling of rheology 2

LIVE _ Basics of Rheology