Level of study
BAC +5
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
The elaboration of materials involves many coupled phenomena, some of which are related to the nature of materials and their intrinsic properties, others to the processes implemented during the operations of transformation of matter and/or energy. Morphogenesis is thus the result of interdependent, coupled mechanisms, whose relative kinetics will lead to one structure or another. The control of these coupled mechanisms requires a good knowledge of the dynamics of transformation of the materials themselves as well as a precise description of the transfer and transport phenomena implemented in the process. The integration in the reactive environment will be addressed at the end of the course.
Hourly volumes* :
CM : 11
TD : 9
Objectives
This course aims at providing tools to understand the interactions involved in the elaboration of materials, using polymeric materials as an example.
Students should therefore be able to
- Describe the phase separation phenomena involved in many transformation operations,
- Describe the diffusional phenomena involved in transport operations,
- Calculate material/heat fluxes at material interfaces using classical Process Engineering dimensionless numbers,
- Sizing of mixing reactors, seat of transformation operations,
- Be able to perform the scale-up operation using Process Engineering tools.
Necessary pre-requisites
- Knowledge of material/heat transport phenomena by diffusion
- Knowledge of dimensionless numbers and dimensional analysis
- Knowledge of basic fluid mechanics
- Concepts of polymers and inorganic materials
Knowledge control
- Final examination
Syllabus
- Reminder of thermodynamic principles (free enthalpy of mixture)
- Phase separation phenomena, crystallization, gelation, solidification in polymeric materials
- Formalization of transfer phenomena associated with the morphogenesis of materials
- Use of Process Engineering dimensionless numbers for the calculation of extensivity flows
- Scaling up operation
- Reactive environment and sizing
Additional information
Secretariat Master Chemistry
https://master-chimie.edu.umontpellier.fr/