ChE 776 Winter 2001

General:

* W.B. Billmeyer, "Textbook of Polymer Science," 3rd ed., Wiley (1984).

F. Bueche, "Physical Properties of Polymers," Interscience (1962).

* S.L. Rosen, "Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materials," Wiley (1982).

F. Rodriquez, "Principles of Polymer Systems," McGraw-Hill (1970).

D.J. Williams, "Polymer Science and Engineering," Prentice-Hall (1971).

* D.W. Van Krevelan, "Properties of Polymers, Correlation with Chemical Structure," Elsevier Amsterdam (1990).

* R.B. Bird, et al., "Transport Phenomena," Wiley (1960).

H.S. Carslaw and J.C. Jaeger, "Conduction of Heat in Solids," Oxford (1959).

Polymer Processing:

E.C. Bernhardt (Ed), "Processing of Thermoplastic Materials," Reinhold (1959).

E.A. Grulke, "Polymer Process Engineering", Prentice Hall (1994)

J.A. Brydson, "Flow Properties of Polymer Melts," Iliffe (1970)

C.D. Han, "Rheology and Polymer Processing," Academic Press (1976).

T. Klein and D.I. Marshall, "Computer Programs for Plastics Engineers," Reinhold (1968).

J.M. McKelvey, "Polymer Processing," Wiley (1962).

* S. Middleman, "The Flow of High Polymers," Wiley (1968).

* S. Middleman, "Fundamentals of Polymer Processing," McGraw-Hill (1977).

R. M. Ogorkiewcz (Ed.), "Thermoplastics: effects of Processing," Iliffe (1972)

* J.R.A. Pearson, "Mechanical Principles of Polymer Melt Processing," Pergamon (1966).

Z. Tadmor and I. Klein, "Principles of Plasticating Extrusion," Reinhold (1970).

Polymer Rheology:

R.B. Bird, R.C. Armstrong, O. Hassager, "Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids I. Fluid Mechanics," Wiley (1976). (First 6 chapters are excellent, many examples, worked problems in Bird style, careful, precise. Emphasis in rest of book on continuum models, Vol. II Kinetic Theory, first chapter useful on bead spring models.)

B.D. Coleman, H. Markovitz and W. Noll, "Viscometric Flows of Non-Newtonian Fluids," Springer-Verlag (1966).

A.C. Fredrickson, "Principles and Applications of Rheology," Prentice-Hall (1964).

A.S. Lodge, "Elastic Liquids," Academic Press, London (1964).

W.R. Schowalter, "Mechanics of Non-Newtonian Fluids."

E. Waters, "Rheometry," Halsted Press, Wiley (1975).

Chris Macosko, "Rheology - Principles, Measurements, and Applications", VCH Publishers (1994).

Industry:

J.A. Brydson, "Plastic Materials," Van Nostrand (1966).

"Modern Plastics Encyclopedia," McGraw-Hill, annually.

"Plastics Design & Processing," Lake Publishing, monthly.

"Plastics Technology," Bill Publication, monthly.

"Plastics World," Cahners Publication, monthly.

Data Sources:

* "Polymer Handbook," Ed., J. Brandup and E.H. Immergut, Wiley (1989).