Objectius Competències
Be able to enumerate the different typical applications of polymers in the actual world.
Identify the different transition temperatures in solid polymers and its relationship with the microscopic structure.
Predict the thermodynamic behaviour of polymer solutions, evaluate the Flory-Huggins parameter for couples solvent-polymers, polymer solubility, and the swelling ratio in gels.
Evaluate the dynamic response for the different models for the viscoelasticity of solids and liquid, and explain the physical meaning.
To establish the different components of the stress tensor for the different elementary flow geometries. To apply simple constitutive equations to evaluate the relationship between the flow and the pressure drop.