Course syllabus for Soft matter processing meets digital twin

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Course syllabus adopted 2024-10-18 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameBearbetning av mjuk materia möter digital tvilling
  • CodeIMS150
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerMPAEM
  • Education cycleSecond-cycle
  • Main field of studyChemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering
  • DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

The course round is cancelled. For further questions, please contact the director of studies
  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 09127
  • Maximum participants30 (at least 10% of the seats are reserved for exchange students)
  • Minimum participants5
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsYes

Credit distribution

0124 Examination, part A 4.5 c
Grading: TH		 4.5 c
  • 15 Jan 2025 am J DIG
  • 16 Apr 2025 am J DIG
  • 27 Aug 2025 pm J DIG
0224 Project, part B 3 c
Grading: UG		 3 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Required is a basic knowledge in materials science and engineering

Aim

Soft materials in the form of coatings, adhesives and paints are typically thin material interfaces and yet are ubiquitous and critical in many applications. Think of adhesives as enablers for making cars / trucks lighter; or of coatings that prevent bacterial attachment and prevent healthcare-related infections; or reduce drag. A wide variety of techniques are used to create such soft interfaces, including extrusion, blade coating, spraying, electrospinning, layer-by-layer assembly, 3D-printing etc. What material properties are relevant for such processes, e.g. what are sprayability, tackiness, thixotropy etc.? How do we model and engineer them? These are some of the questions we will be addressing in this course.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- understand how to approach a soft matter processing engineering problem 
- understand material behaviour and properties of materials used for coatings, adhesives etc.
- use the concept of rheological material design
- create a model of a particular soft matter processing problem and chose the right physics to solve it numerically 
- understand how digital twins can be employed for soft matter processing

Content

The course is mainly focused on coatings, adhesives, paints etc. This is complementary both in terms of materials and processes to the IMS125 Polymer Engineering course where the emphasis is on polymeric materials and their processing. Here the focus is not limited polymeric materials, but includes also dilute and concentrated polymeric solutions, dispersions, emulsions etc. Similarly, for processing, the course includes excursion coating, which builds directly on IMS125, but also goes beyond that into spray coating, electrospinning, adhesive extrusion etc. A key challenge is how to design a material that is suitable for the respective processing operations. In parallel, computer labs will take examples of the afore mentioned processes, build a model thereof, chose the suitable physics models, the optimal material parameters and simulate the process using Comsol Multiphysics.

Organisation

The course will be divided into lectures, exercises, computer labs, and project work. Moreover, a series of presentations will be given by guest lecturers from industry.

Literature

Specific literature will be mentioned/handed out during the course.

Examination including compulsory elements

A written exam and an approved project work (graded) is required for passing the course.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2024-10-18: Cancelled Changed to cancelled by UOL
      [Course round 1] Cancelled
  • Changes to examination:
    • 2024-10-18: Cancelled Changed to cancelled by UBS
      [2025-01-15 4,5 hec, 0124] Cancelled
    • 2024-10-18: Cancelled Changed to cancelled by UBS
      [2025-08-27 4,5 hec, 0124] Cancelled
    • 2024-10-18: Cancelled Changed to cancelled by UBS
      [2025-04-16 4,5 hec, 0124] Cancelled