Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Advanced methods of polymer products development (17.DP029)

Native organizations units: Department of Production Engineering, Chair of Forming Technologies and Surface Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Doctoral Academic Studies	Mechanical Engineering (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Tehnologije plastičnog deformisanja, aditivne i virtuelne tehnologije
ECTS	10

Acquiring knowledge on modern approaches in the field of polymer products design and development. Development of scientific abilities, academic and practical skills in the field of engineering design and manufacturing of polymer products. Achieving the ability to use information and communications technologies in the design of polymer products and technological processes for their production.

Fundamental knowledge regarding design and development of modern polymer products. Ability to independently solve practical and theoretical problems using scientific methods and procedures in the field of engineering design and manufacturing of polymer components. Mastering creativity with the aim of developing new approaches in the field of engineering design of polymer products. Development of creative and independent problem solving in the field of polymer products design and their production.

DContemporary trends in product development. Systematization of polymeric products development. Planning of product development and selection of processing methods. Marketing. Starting design activities. Technological/culturological product design approach. Designing of a polymeric product with respect to processing, handling, assembly, application, aesthetics, and ergonomics criteria. Checking of a hypothetical product by means of criteria of technology evaluation. Main designing phases. Basic of engineering design. Databases of polymer materials. Characterization of polymer materials. Part dimensioning based on mechanical load (conventional and numerical approach). Macro-geometrical and final shape of a product: dimensions, materials, surface, style and fashion, design optimization, product quality. Final design activities. Analysis of product durability and reliability, product-list. Functional and prototype testing of a product. Checking of production, as well as characteristics of product quality. Case studies: Designing of polymeric products by means of analytical and numerical methods.

Lectures, study research work and consultations. The lectures provide a theoretical part of the material using modern equipment and information and communication technologies. Through lectures, a student acquires and mastered contemporary scientific knowledge, scientific methods and procedures that enable him to become independent research work. In addition to lectures, consultations are also held regularly. Study research work includes all forms of teaching that are in the function of directly training a student for research, writing scientific papers and making a doctoral dissertation. Study research work includes active monitoring of primary scientific sources, organization and execution of numerical simulations and experimental research.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Charles A. Harper	Modern Plastics Handbook	1999	McGraw-Hill	English
E. Alfredo Campo.	The Complete Part Design Handbook For Injection Molding of Thermoplastics	2006	Hanser Publishers	English
Strong, B.A.	Plastics: Materials and Processing	2000	Prentice Hall, New Jersey	English