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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
PHYS0945-1  Complex fluids

Duration :  20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :  
Advanced Master in Nanotechnology3
Master in Physical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year4
Master in Physical Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd year4
Master in Physical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year4
Master in Physical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year4
Master in Physical Sciences, specialized approach, 1st year4
Master in Physical Sciences, specialized approach, 2nd year4
Master in Physical Sciences4
Lecturer :  Nicolas Vandewalle
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, examination in June
Course contents :  
Table of content :
- introduction / mixtures
- binary mixtures liquid-gas : foams, bubbles, droplets
- binary mixtures gas-solid : grains, powders, dusts
- binary mixtures solid-liquid : suspensions, colloidal particles, pastes, gels
- liquides non-miscibles : emulsions, vesicles
- exotic systems
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The main objective is to give a brief introduction of complex and structured fluids, encountered in nature and in industrial applications. The lecture will describe a broad range of physico-chemical systems
from powders to emulsions.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
statistical physics and thermodynamics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Simple experiments.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
The lecture takes place at the first semester.
Recommended or required readings :  
See the website of the professor.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral/written exam.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
N.Vandewalle, 04/3663703, nvandewalle@ulg.ac.be


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