Course Catalog 2006-2007

KMT-3706 HIGH TECHNOLOGY FIBRES, 4 cr
High Technology Fibres

Courses persons responsible
Pertti Nousiainen

Lecturers
Pertti Nousiainen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - 4 h/week - - - -
Exercise - 14 h/per - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
The aim of the course is to give good theoretical and practical knowledge on processing polymers to functional fibres with special properties, and the applications of these fibres.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. The functional and structural properties and manufacture of high performance fibres compared with usual fibres. Polyblend fibre examples, conductive fibres and other polyblend applications. Degradation, stabilization and lifetime prediction of fibre polymers. Anisotropic polymers and liquid crystalline polymers in fibre processing. Regenerated cellulosics, polyolefines, polyesters, aromatic and carbon fibres and their special manufacturing processes. Production of ultra-fine fibres and their applications, surface characteristics of fibres and modification.       

Requirements for completing the course
Approved exercises and exam on the course content.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Summary of lectures High technology fibres Pertti Nousiainen       Yes  English 
    Lecture slides           Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 100 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 0 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 60
    Exercises 40

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 103

    Last modified 15.05.2006
    Modified byAnne Viskari