Influence of processing properties

The development of materials involves numerous coupled phenomena, some of which are linked to the nature of the materials and their intrinsic properties, others to the processes involved in the transformation of matter and/or energy. Morphogenesis is therefore the result of interdependent, coupled mechanisms whose relative kinetics will lead to one structure or another. Mastering and controlling these coupled mechanisms requires a good understanding of the transformation dynamics of the materials themselves, as well as a precise description of the transfer and transport phenomena involved in the process. Integration into the reactive environment will be covered at the end of the course.

Hourly volumes* :

            CM: 11

            TD : 9

The aim of this course is to provide tools for understanding the interactions involved in the development of materials, using polymeric materials as an example.

Students should be able to

• Describe the phase separation phenomena involved in many processing operations,
• Describe the diffusion phenomena involved in transport operations,
• Calculate material/heat fluxes at material interfaces using classical process engineering dimensionless numbers,
• Sizing mixing reactors, headquarters for transformation operations,
• Be able to carry out the scale-up operation using Process Engineering tools.

• Knowledge of material/heat transport phenomena by diffusion
• Knowledge of dimensionless numbers and dimensional analysis

• Basic knowledge of fluid mechanics
• Basic knowledge of polymers and inorganic materials

• Final examination

• Reminder of thermodynamic principles (free enthalpy of mixture)
• Phase separation, crystallization, gelation and solidification phenomena in polymeric materials
• Formalization of transfer phenomena associated with material morphogenesis
• Using process engineering adimensional numbers to calculate extensivity flows
• Scaling-up operation
• Reactive environment and sizing

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