Research Output per year
Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The Polymer Technology group of Eindhoven University of Technology provides education on and conducts research in the broad area of Polymer Technology, i.e. the industrial arts of manufacturing of polymer-based products.
Highlighted phrase
"Bridge the gap from molecule via processing to product properties… and back"
Organisational profile
Design of polymer products and shaping processes benefit from a change from experimental trial-and-error to quantitative predictive capability. The main objective is to provide knowledge and models for the prediction and understanding of structure development during processing and the resulting final properties of polymeric products. These properties are determined by intrinsic (molecular) material parameters and, to a great extent, by the processing conditions.
To bridge the gap from the underlying structure and kinetics of polymers to their respective applications via processing, we use advanced experimental, theoretical, and numerical methods. Central research themes include polymer mechanics and processing, rheology, lifetime assessment, friction and wear, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, and multi-scale mechanics.
Application areas
Polymers are vital for energy, environment, and health. They are mainly characterized by their low density, ease of processing and shaping, possibilities of functional integration, and an almost unlimited flexibility in molecular design. Moreover they are in most cases relatively cheap. These characteristics determine not only the societal needs for improved polymer systems in a multitude of application areas like protection, isolation, transportation, communication, illumination, packaging, shielding, housing, furniture, clothing etc., but also set the resulting scientific challenges.
Education and collaboration
The Polymer Technology staff is responsible for courses at the BSc, MSc and PhD level. Our contact with industry is ensured via part-time professor positions.
Our group is an integral part of the Materials Technology Institute connecting materials and mechanics at TU/e for more than 25 years. We are also one of the leading participants in the research school Eindhoven Polymers Laboratory. Several members are also affiliated with the TU/e Institute of Complex and Molecular Science.
Network
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Profiles
Ahmad Amiri Rad, PhD
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology - Postdoc
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, van Dommelen
Person: PD : Postdoc
Rosaria Anastasio, MSc
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Patrick D. Anderson
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
Research Output 1974 2020
An anisotropic viscoelastic-viscoplastic model for short-fiber composites
Amiri-Rad, A., Pastukhov, L. V., Govaert, L. E. & van Dommelen, J. A. W., 1 Oct 2019, In : Mechanics of Materials. 137, 10 p., 103141Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
fiber composites
Fibers
Composite materials
strain rate
Strain rate
A novel experimental setup for in-situ optical and X-ray imaging of laser sintering of polymer particles
Hejmady, P., Cleven, L., van Breemen, L., Anderson, P. & Cardinaels, R., 21 Aug 2019, In : Review of Scientific Instruments. 90, 8, 12 p., 083905Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
sintering
Sintering
Imaging techniques
X rays
Lasers
A numerical model for the development of the morphology of disperse blends in complex flow
Wong, W. B., Hulsen, M. A. & Anderson, P. D., 2019, In : Rheologica Acta. 58, 1-2, p. 79-95Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Numerical models
eccentrics
laminar flow
shear flow
casts
Equipment
Friction meters
Friction
Controllers
Prizes
2017 Walters Prize
N.O. Jaensson (Recipient), Martien Hulsen (Recipient) & Patrick Anderson (Recipient), 2018
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
non-Newtonian fluid
fluid mechanics
Best plenary lecture Dutch Polymer Days
Lambert van Breemen (Recipient), 2009
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best Poster Award at 10th European Symposium on Polymer Blends
Ruth Cardinaels (Recipient), 2010
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities 1992 1994
- 25 Contributed talk
Fourth European Rheology Conference, 4-9 September 1994 Sevilla
Gerrit Peters (Speaker)4 Nov 1994
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Delft
G.M.A. Schreppers (Speaker)25 Oct 1994
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Pacific Conference on Rheology and Polymer Processing (PCR'94), Kyoto Japan, Sept. 26-30, 1994, Kyoto, Japan
A.K. Chesters (Speaker)26 Sep 1994
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Press / Media
October 31, 2018: Nederlandse organisatie voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek NWO: Trans-Atlantic Platform launches Social Innovation Call for Proposals
1/11/18
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
October 18, 2018: Nederlandse organisatie voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek NWO: Workshop pre-proposals Living Labs in the Dutch Delta
19/10/18
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
October 17, 2018: Events Calendar: Nederlandse organisatie voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek NWO: Conference "Brave New World"
18/10/18
3 items of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
Applied Rheology and Process Modeling
Chaotic Mixing and Multi-phase Flows
Contact and Surface Mechanics
Student theses
Computational plasticity for very large strains: a Eulerian approach
Author: Dautzenberg, L., 30 Jun 2013Supervisor: Peerlings, R. (Supervisor 1), Geers, M. (Supervisor 2), van Dommelen, J. (Supervisor 2) & Hulsen, M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Contact mechanics of isotactic polypropylene
Author: Looijmans, S., 2017Supervisor: Anderson, P. (Supervisor 1) & van Breemen, L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Craze initiation in glassy polymer systems
Author: Bressers, O., 31 Jan 2002Supervisor: Meijer, H. (Supervisor 1), van Melick, H. (Supervisor 2), Govaert, L. (Supervisor 2) & den Toonder, J. (External coach)
Student thesis: Master