Course
Rheology: The do's and don'ts
Participants will learn how to identify typical material characteristics in rheological data (yield stress, shear thinning, fracture, etc.).
Go to https://www.vlaggraduateschool.nl/en/courses/course/rheo23.htm for the 2023 course page
Go to https://www.vlaggraduateschool.nl/en/courses/course/rheo23.htm for the 2023 course page
Background
Rheology is the study of flow and deformation of materials. Materials are everywhere: they are foods like mayonnaise and artificial meat. They are toothpaste gels, or concrete walls or glue on a post-it note or protein surfactants in an emulsion. Rheology is therefore a widely used tool relevant for both applied and fundamental research. The versatility of the subject makes that a broad understanding of the underlying concepts is essential to perform experiments and interpret data. This course aims to offer such a broad view.
Target group
The course is useful for persons who need to get involved in, or improve on their rheology experiments. An ideal knowledge background consists of the WUR courses FPH-10306, MAT-14803/14903, FPE-20806, PCC-20806, PCC-12303 and/or the equivalent basics in linear algebra, multivariable calculus, differential equations, physics of polymers/fluids and states of matter. A knowledge of Matlab and/or Python is helpful to do some of the (optional) exercises in data analysis.
Course aim
After the course, we expect the participant to have obtained a broader knowledge of the basic considerations and concerns in rheological experimentation, data analysis and interpretation.
To this end, we will provide handles to develop an awareness of, and acquire the ability to identify common sources of error in experimental preparation, setup and execution. Also, participants should be able to identify the reliability interval in acquired experimental data, and extract material characteristics from such data.
Course design
The course consists of lectures of 2 hours, and a full day mini symposium. Participants will learn how to identify typical material characteristics in rheological data (yield stress, shear thinning, fracture, etc.). The course will touch upon how to combine multiple different rheological techniques/protocols to extend the necessarily limited range of a single protocol (super-position principles, creep/oscillatory test, different size tools). Additionally, we briefly cover how to combine rheological test information with other data types at simultaneous experiments (caber test, flow field data, birefringence, light scattering: DLS, X-ray, Raman).
The mini-symposium will feature a keynote lecture from Prof. Peter Fischer. Furthermore we will invite senior scientists from WUR to give talks on their rheology-related work. Participants can submit an abstract and be invited to give a short presentation on their work, where capacity allows.
Programme topics
- Essential concepts in rheology and materials science
- Selecting rheology methods
- Common sources of errors in experiments
- Introduction rheology theory: Maxwell model and variations
- Combining rheology with other methods
- Tribology
Organisation
Course coordinators
- Dr Joshua Dijksman, Physical chemistry and soft matter, Wageningen University & Research
- Dr Leonard Sagis, Physics and physical chemistry of foods, Wageningen University & Research
Other faculty
- Prof Peter Fisher, ETH, Zürich (mini symposium)
General information
Date & duration
The course will be held from 2-20 September 2019. The 2h course lectures will run on 2, 4, 6, 16, 18 and 20 September in the afternoon. On 19 September there will be a mini-symposium for one full day.
Study load
The study load of this course is 0.8 ECTS credits.
Language
The course language will be English.
Contact information
For more information please contact: Mrs. Yvonne Smolders
The Graduate School VLAG
P.O. Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 317 485108
Email: Yvonne.Smolders@wur.nl
Location & accommodation
Lectures will be given on the campus of Wageningen University. Wageningen is located 5 kms from the train station of Ede-Wageningen. This railway station can be reached by train from the airport Schiphol in about one hour.
Hotels:
Wageningen International Congress Centre
Bed & Breakfast:
see Bed & breakfast Wageningen
Rooms and appartments:
Registration for the Course is closed.
Registration Rheology Symposium & fee
The final registration date is 15 September 2019. Maximum number of registries is 48 and based first comes first served.
Applicants will be informed of acceptance within a couple of days after registration.
The symposium fee (which includes coffee/tea and lunch on 19 September) depends on the participant's affiliation:
| MSc students | € 0 |
| VLAG/WU PhD candidates | € 25 |
| All other PhD candidates, university staff, non-profit staff | € 50 |
| Industry / For-Profit | € 100 |
Cancellation policy
- No refund after 16 September 2019