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Materials Processing

4-0-8 units · Undergraduate

Introduction to materials processing science, with emphasis on heat transfer, chemical diffusion, and fluid flow. Uses an engineering approach to analyze industrial-scale processes, with the goal of identifying and understanding physical limitations on scale and speed. Covers materials of all classes, including metals, polymers, electronic materials, and ceramics. Considers specific processes, such as melt-processing of metals and polymers, deposition technologies (liquid, vapor, and vacuum), colloid and slurry processing, viscous shape forming, and powder consolidation.

Spring 2013

This course is focused on physical understanding of materials processing, and the scaling laws that govern process speed, volume, and material quality. In particular, this course will cover the transport of heat and matter as these topics apply to materials processing.

Readings

  • [Poirier & Geiger] = Poirier, D. R., and G. H. Geiger. Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing . John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1998. ISBN: 9780873392723.
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  • [IDBL] = Bergman, Theodore L., Adrienne S. Lavine, et al. Introduction to Heat Transfer . 6th ed. Wiley, 2011. ISBN: 9780470501962. [Preview with Google Books ] ↗
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  • [Kou] = Kou, Sindo. Transport Phenomena and Materials Processing . Wiley-Interscience, 1996. ISBN: 9780471076674.
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  • [Flemings] = Flemings, Merton C. Solidification Processing . McGraw-Hill College, 1974. ISBN: 9780070212831.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 6.1: Fourier’s Law and Thermal Conductivity, pp. 187–9.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 9: Conduction of Heat in Solids.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 9.1: The Energy Equation for Conduction, pp. 281–2.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 9.2: Steady-State One-Dimensional Systems, pp. 282–7.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 9.3: Transient Systems Finite Dimensions, pp. 288–90.
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  • [IDBL] Chapter 5: Transient Conduction.
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  • [IDBL] Chapter 5.7: The Semi-Infinite Solid, pp. 283–9.
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  • TOPICS: Biot number · READINGS: [IDBL] Chapter 5.2: Validity of the Lumped Capacitance Method, pp. 259–63.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 9.3: Transient Systems Finite Dimensions, pp. 290–300.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 9.5: Simple Multidimensional Problems, pp. 312–5.
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  • TOPICS: Conduction of heat in solids · READINGS: Carslaw, H. S., and J. C. Jaeger. Conduction of Heat in Solids . 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 1959. ISBN: 9780198533030.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11: Radiation Heat Transfer.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11.1: Basic Characteristics, pp. 369–70.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11.2: The Black Radiator and Emissivity, pp. 370–1.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11.3: The Energy Distribution and the Emissive Power, pp. 372–7.
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  • [Kou] Chapter 2: Introduction to Heat Transfer.
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  • [Kou] Chapter 2.7: Radiation, pp. 172–5.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11.13: Transient Conduction with Radiation at the Surface, pp. 407–9.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11.14: Transient Heating with Thermal Stresses, pp. 409–10.
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  • TOPICS: Radiation and convection · READINGS: [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11.9: Radiation Combined with Convection, pp. 395–7.
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  • TOPICS: Solidification, mold conductivity · READINGS: [Flemings] pp. 5–12.
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  • TOPICS: Casting · READINGS: [Flemings] pp. 12–21.
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  • TOPICS: Alloy casting · READINGS: [Flemings] pp. 21–3.
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  • TOPICS: Alloy solidification · READINGS: [Flemings] pp. 31–6.
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  • [Kou] Chapter 6: Selected Materials Processing Technologies.
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  • [Kou] Chapter 6.1: Liquid-to-Solid Processing, pp. 354–5.
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  • TOPICS: Thermal properties · READINGS: [Poirier & Geiger] Appendix B: Thermal Properties, pp. 613–20.
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  • [IDBL] Chapter 5.7: The Semi-Infinite Solid, pp. 283–5.
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  • TOPICS: Emissivity data · READINGS: [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 11.3: The Energy Distribution and the Emissive, Power, pp. 375–7.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 1: Viscous Properties of Fluids.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 1.1: Types of Fluid Flow, pp. 3–4.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 1.2: Newtonian Fluids, pp. 4–7.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 2: Laminar Flow and The Momentum Equation.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 2.1: Momentum Balance, pp. 39–40.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 2.2: Flow of a Falling Film, pp. 40–4.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 2.3: Fully Developed Flow Between Parallel Plates, pp. 44–5.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 2.4: Fully Developed Flow Through a Circular Tube, pp. 46–9.
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  • TOPICS: The float glass process · READINGS: Pilkington, L. A. B. “ The Float Glass Process .” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences 314, no. 1516 (1969): 1–25. ↗
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 3: Turbulent Flow and Complex Flows.
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  • [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 3.1: Friction Factors for Flow in Tubes, pp. 75–81.
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  • TOPICS: Stokes law · READINGS: [Poirier & Geiger] Chapter 2.7: Application of Navier-Stokes’ Equation, pp. 68–71.
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  • Reed, James S. “Deflocculants and Coagulants.” Chapter 10 in Principles of Ceramics Processing . 2nd ed. Wiley-Interscience, 1995, pp. 157–67. ISBN: 9780471597216.
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Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: 3.010 and 3.030 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units

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