POLYMER ENGINEERING:
-> IT IS DEFINED AS ENGINEERING FIELD WHICH DESIGNS, ANALYSES, AND/OR MODIFIES POLYMER MATERIALS.
-> POLYMER ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY, POLYMERIZATION, STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERS.
-> THIS TYPE OF POLYMER ENGINEERING ALSO COVERS THE TOPIC LIKE THE STUDYING OF PROPERTIES OF POLYMER, COMPOUNDING AND PROCESSING OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF POLYMERS , THEIR STRUCTURES AND THEIR RELATIONS AS WELL.
->POLYMER ENGINEERS USES THE PRINCIPLE OF PLANT DESIGN, PROCESS DESIGN,
THERMODYNAMICS, AND TRANSPORT PHENMENONA TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS.
-> NOW THE QUESTION ARISES HOW THE POLYMER ARE DIVIDED ?
THE DIVISION OF THE POLYMER INTO THE THERMOSETS AND THERMOPLASTICS HELP DEFINES THEIR AREAS OF APPLICATION.
-> THERMOSETS: IT IS THE POLYMER MATERIALS THAT IRREVERSIBLY CURES. THE CURE MAY BE DONE THROUGH HEAT THROUGH A CHEMICAL REACTION OR IRRADIATION SUCH AS ELECTRON PROCESSING BEAM.THERMOSETS BREAK UPON HEATING AND DO NOT REFORM AGAIN UPON COOLING.
-> THERMOPLASTICS: (ALSO KNOWN AS THERMOSOFTENING PLASTIC) IT IS THE POLYMER THAT BECOMES PLIABLE ABOVE A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE, AND THEN IT RETURNS TO A SOLID STATE AFTER GETTING COOL. MOST THERMOPLASTICS HAVE HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT , WHOSE CHAIN ASSOCIATES THROUGH INTERMOLECULAR FORCES.
-> APPLICATION OF THE POLYMER ENGINEERING:
1) AEROSPACE
2) AUTOMOBILES
3) FISHING RODS
4) BICYCLES
5) HELICOPTER RADAR BLADES
6) PROPELLER
-> IT IS DEFINED AS ENGINEERING FIELD WHICH DESIGNS, ANALYSES, AND/OR MODIFIES POLYMER MATERIALS.
-> POLYMER ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY, POLYMERIZATION, STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERS.
-> THIS TYPE OF POLYMER ENGINEERING ALSO COVERS THE TOPIC LIKE THE STUDYING OF PROPERTIES OF POLYMER, COMPOUNDING AND PROCESSING OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF POLYMERS , THEIR STRUCTURES AND THEIR RELATIONS AS WELL.
->POLYMER ENGINEERS USES THE PRINCIPLE OF PLANT DESIGN, PROCESS DESIGN,
THERMODYNAMICS, AND TRANSPORT PHENMENONA TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS.
-> NOW THE QUESTION ARISES HOW THE POLYMER ARE DIVIDED ?
THE DIVISION OF THE POLYMER INTO THE THERMOSETS AND THERMOPLASTICS HELP DEFINES THEIR AREAS OF APPLICATION.
-> THERMOSETS: IT IS THE POLYMER MATERIALS THAT IRREVERSIBLY CURES. THE CURE MAY BE DONE THROUGH HEAT THROUGH A CHEMICAL REACTION OR IRRADIATION SUCH AS ELECTRON PROCESSING BEAM.THERMOSETS BREAK UPON HEATING AND DO NOT REFORM AGAIN UPON COOLING.
-> THERMOPLASTICS: (ALSO KNOWN AS THERMOSOFTENING PLASTIC) IT IS THE POLYMER THAT BECOMES PLIABLE ABOVE A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE, AND THEN IT RETURNS TO A SOLID STATE AFTER GETTING COOL. MOST THERMOPLASTICS HAVE HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT , WHOSE CHAIN ASSOCIATES THROUGH INTERMOLECULAR FORCES.
-> APPLICATION OF THE POLYMER ENGINEERING:
1) AEROSPACE
2) AUTOMOBILES
3) FISHING RODS
4) BICYCLES
5) HELICOPTER RADAR BLADES
6) PROPELLER
