Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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PLE-420 Transport Phenomena for Plastics Engineers


(3 cr.)
Repeatable for Credit: No
Fluid dynamics and heat transfer applied to plastics processing. Plastic flow behavior as a non-Newtonian fluid with shear heating. Effects of operating conditions and mold/die design on filling behavior, cooling rates, and part characteristics. Finite difference and iterative calculations employed with comparison to fluid flow simulation software.
Prerequisites: take ENGR-275 , ENGR 391  , and PLE-340  or concurrent enrollment



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