COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHEMICAL FIBRES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 1002 CHEMICAL FIBRES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÜMIT HALIS ERDOĞAN

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

This course is expected to help the student to understand the fundamental properties and application areas of chemical fibers. To develop the students knowledges about textile raw materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define chemical fibers.
2   Ability to classify chemical fibers.
3   Ability to explain the production processes of chemical fibers.
4   Ability to describe and discuss the properties of chemical fibers.
5   Ability to classify the application areas of chemical fibers.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of chemical, regenerated and synthetic fibers.Classification of chemical fibers. Other terms about fibers. Statistics of chemical fibers.
2 Principles, apparatus (extruder, nozzles) and methods (melt, dry and wet) of fiber spinning.
3 Other fiber spinning methods. Take-up units and drawing. Cutting and Crimping of fibers. Melt spinning fiber lab. visit.
4 History of regenerated cellulose fibers. Production, properties and applications of viscose fibers.
5 Production methods, properties and applications of cellulose acetate fibers. Defination and production of modal fiber. Properties of polynosic and HWM fibers.
6 Production methods, properties and application areas of Lyocell fibers
7 Production, properties and application of regenerated protein fibers.
8 1st Midterm Exam.
9 Classification of polyamides. Production methods, properties and applications of polyamide 6.6 (Nylon) fiber.
10 Production, properties and applications of polyamide 6 (Perlon). Difference of PA6 and PA66. Modified and aromatic polyamides.
11 2nd Midterm Exam
12 Polyester fibers. Production methods, properties and applications of polyethyleneteraphthalate. Modified and aromatic polyesters.
13 Polyvinyl derivate fibers. Production methods, properties and applications of Poly-acrylic fibers. Modified acrylic fibers.
14 Production, properties and applications of polyolefin (polyethylene and polypropylene) and polyurethane (spandex, lycra) fibers

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Tekstil Maddeleri II Rejenere ve Sentetik Lifler,Prof. Dr. Mustafa Harmancıoglu, EÜ Tekstil Fakültesi,,Izmir,1981
2. Regenerated Cellulose Fibers,Ed. Calvin Woodings, Woodhead Publishing,,Ingiltere,2001
3. Structure Formation in Polymeric Fibers,David R. Salem, Hanser Gardner,Almanya,2001
4. Handbook of Fiber Science and Technology,Ed. Lewin M., Marcel Dekker Inc.,,Amerika,1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Report, Scientific Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exams is going to evaluate the knowledge of students during the semester. Final exam is going to test students performance ansd outcomes.

Assessment Criteria

1st MIDTERM (%25)+ 2nd MIDTERM (%25) + FINAL EXAM (%50)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ümit Halis Erdoğan
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi
Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Kampusü Buca Izmir
Tel: 3017734
e_posta: umit.erdogan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 10.00-12.00
Thursday: 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Workshop products 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 61

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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