course contents - ug - National Institute of Technology Karnataka

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHAKAL
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Polymer structure: polymer conformation and chain dimensions, thermodynamics of polymer solutions;
phase equilibria, determination of the interaction parameter, predictions of solubilities, the amorphous
state, glass transition, secondary relaxation; crystalline state, thermal transitions and properties;
mechanical properties & effect of temperature, fatigue, creep in polymers, mechanisms of deformation,
basic processing operations, introduction to polymer rheology, constitutive equations, elastic properties
of polymeric fluids, analysis of simple flows: introduction to modelling of polymer-processing
operations, membrane applications of polymeric materials, mechanisms of transport, membrane
preparation, biomedical applications, artificial organs, controlled drug delivery, hemodialysis and
hemofiltration; applications in electronics.
Joel R. Fried, Polymer Science and Technology, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2002
Herman, Herman S. Kaufman and Joseph J. Falcetta, Introduction to Polymer Science and Technology,
Wiley Interscience, 1977
Ghosh, P, Polymer Science and Technology of Plastics and Rubbers, TMH, New Delhi
Peter C. Powell, Engineering with Polymers, Chapman & Hall, 1983
MT299 TESTING OF MATERIALS LAB ( 0-0-3) 2 PREREQ : MT200
Mechanical testing: impact test, transition temperature, study of fractures, hardness test � Brinell,
Rockwell, Poldi, rebound hardness, microhardness testing, Hounsefield tensometer � cylindrical
specimen, wire and sheet specimen; hardness testing, Instron testing machine, non-destructive testing: dye
penetrant, magnetic particle test, radiograph, ultrasonic flaw detection, spark test, creep test.
MT300 ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS (3-0-0) 3 PRE REQ: PH 102
Free electron theory, Fermi-Dirac statistics; density of energy states, Fermi energy, electrons in a periodic
field of a crystal, Kronig Penny model, Brilluoin zone theory, classical theory of specific heat, thermal
conductivity, photon conductivity, phonon conductivity, thermal expansion of metals, polymers and
ceramics, resistivity variation, intrinsic & extrinsic semiconductors, semiconducting compounds,
production of transistors, integrated circuits, zone refining and single crystal growth, dielectric materials,
ferroelectric materials, superconductors, magnetic materials, applications, ferrites, zone theory, opacity,
luminescence, translucency, laser modulation and amplification, LED, optical storage and optical
computer, optical fibres; Lasers.
W. Hume Rothery and B R Coles, Atomic Theory for Students of Metallurgy, Institute of Materials,
London, 1988.
G.V. Raynor, An Introduction to Electron Theory of Metals, Institute of Materials,London, 1988.
Rolf E Hummel, Electronic Properties of Materials, 2nd Edition, Narosha Publishing House, 1995.
Manas Chanda, Science of Engineering Materials, Vol. 3, Engineering Properties, McMillan, 1980.
S.O. Pillai, Solid State Physics, New Age International Pvt. Ltd., India 2002.
C. M. Srivatsava and C. Srinivasan, Science of Engineering Materials New Age International Pvt. Ltd.
1999.
John Wulff et al. Electronic Properties, Vol. IV John Wiley and Sons, 1964.
MT301 PROCESS ENGINEERING (3-1-0) 4
Units and dimensions, applications of transport phenomena, properties of fluids, laminar and turbulent
fluid flow, Stoke's Law, flow past submerged bodies, flow through packed and fluidized beds, Bernoulli's
Equation, dimensional analysis, flow of compressible fluids, Fourier�s law, conduction in solids, liquids
and gases, concept of heat transfer coefficient; introduction to solidification, heat transfer, heat transfer in
packed and fluidized beds; diffusion in solids, liquids and gases, Knudsen's diffusion, solution to
diffusion problems in microelectronics, diffusion processing and homogenization of alloys, unsteady state
mass transfer, concept of mass transfer coefficient, diffusional operations, staged operations, similarity
criteria, introduction to model and pilot plant studies.
D. R. Poirier and G. H. Geiger, Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing, TMS, Warrendale, 1994.
N.J. Themelis, Transport and Chemical Rate Phenomena, Gordon Breach, New York, 1995.
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