Basic Seminar Rheology March 22th to 23th 2017 Agenda

Wednesday, March 22th 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Company Presentation 9:15 – 10:30 Introduction: Rheology and viscoelastic behaviour Test methods: From empirical to absolute measurements Definitions: Shear stress, shear rate, viscosity 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:00 Rotational tests and their application Types of flow behaviour 12:00 - 12:05 Short Break 12:00 - 13:00 Types of flow behaviour (cont) 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 14:45 Time and Temperature depending flow behaviour 14:45 – 15:00 Break 15:00 – 16:00 Presentation “Measurement errors” 16:00 – 17:00 Practical Session

Thursday, March 23th 09:00 – 10:00 Introduction visco-elastic behaviour Definitions: Deformation, moduli, shear rate Ideal elastic behaviour Introduction to oscillatory tests 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 – 12:00 Oscillatory measurements and their applications Amplitude sweep 12:00 – 12:05 Short Break 12:05 - 13:00 Frequency sweep 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 14:45 Time-dependent visco-elastic behaviour: recovery, gelling, curing Temperature-dependent visco-behaviour: DMTA, gelling, curing 14:45 – 15:00 Break 15:00 – 15:45 Practical Session 15:45 – 16:30 Final Discussion