First Year
In the PSP each HEI will offer first year syllabi with different focus that reflect the respective area(s) of expertise, whilst ensuring, nevertheless, that the students are given the necessary background and mathematical and physical tools to be able to take the second year fully integrated syllabus. The most important mechanism in this case will be to ensure that each HEI provides students with a minimum number of ECTS credits in areas identified by the consortium as core areas for the posterior specific work in Rheology. Thus, each HEI must offer, within the PSP, at least 20 ECTS credits of Materials Science and another 20 of Materials Engineering. The PSP offered by each HEI is summarized below.
In addition to the standard portion of the PSP, it is foreseen that students with a good academic and professional record that originate from scientific areas to which Rheology is relevant but that typically have an education in Mathematics, Continuum Mechanics and Numerical Methods that is of lower standards than those expected of an education in Engineering, e.g., Biology, will have to take a Homogenisation Module, entitled "Continuum Mechanics and Numerical Methods". This course will be compulsory for those applicants that are selected by the Scientific Committee (see Admission Conditions) for admission into EURHEO but will not count towards the ECTS credit total; however, it will be duly recognised in the Diploma Supplement.
It is expected that by the end of the PSP the students will have a strong general education in their scientific area of choice and are in a position to begin the specific studies on Rheology and its applications.
Prerequisite knowledge
A basic knowledge of continuum mechanics applied to fluids is highly advisable in order to fruitfully attend some of the courses, in particular “Constitutive Modelling”. The students should be familiar, at an introductory level, with the following concepts, either through their bachelor studies or additional personal study:
- Basics of tensorial algebra and calculus : notion of second order tensor and representation in cartesian coordinates; algebraic and differential operations on second order tensors; invariants of second order tensors.
- Basics of Newtonian fluid mechanics : conservation of mass and conservation of momentum equations; Newtonian constitutive equation; compressible and incompressible fluids; Navier-Stokes equation.
- Moreover, some familiarity with the numerical simulation software Matlab, which is used in some parts of the course “Constitutive modelling”, is highly recommended.
References :
- on continuum mechanics : a large number of excellent references is available in all university science libraries. Some of them are mentioned in the reference section of the Wikipedia article “continuum mechanics”. The book “Understanding Rheology” by Faith A. Morrison (Oxford University Press 2001) contains excellent chapters on tensor operations and Newtonian fluid mechanics.
- on Matlab : tutorial documents can be consulted on the web site of Mathworks. Moreover, the following book can be freely downloaded from the web : http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/matlab---modelling--programming-and-simulations.
Primary Studies Programme At UMinho
| Scientific areas of expertise | PSP courses and language of tuition |
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Polymer Science & Engineering Experimental Rheology Computation and optimization techniques |
MODULE 1 Polymers for Advanced Applications
MODULE 2 Polymer Processing
MODULE 3 Complements of Polymer Processing
MODULE 4 Complex Polymer-based Materials
MODULE 5 Final Project - English |
Primary Studies Programme At KUL
| Scientific areas of expertise | PSP courses and language of tuition |
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Chemical Engineering Material Science & Engineering |
COMPULSORY
OPTIONAL (students choose up to 9 ECTS):
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Primary Studies Programme At UHU
| Scientific areas of expertise | PSP courses and language of tuition |
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Chemical Engineering and Product Design Experimental Rheology Microstructural Characterisation Food Engineering |
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Primary Studies Programme At UCL
| Scientific areas of expertise | PSP courses and language of tuition |
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Materials Science & Engineering Chemical and Environmental Engineering Polymer Rheology |
COMPULSORY
Some compulsory courses can be waived based on previous curriculum.
OPTIONALSelect additional courses to reach the 60 ECTS mark. Courses with « PBL » indication emphasize project-based learning methodology.
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Primary Studies Programme At ULJ
| Scientific areas of expertise | PSP courses and language of tuition |
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Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials Experimental Techniques in Solid-State Rheology Numerical Modelling of Linear and Non-Linear Systems and Processes |
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