The teaching and research of polymer rheology fall behind those of other fields of polymer science because of the interdisciplinary characterization of polymer rheology. The numerical simulation based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was introduced to the course in order to improve the comprehension of students for basic concepts of polymer rheology and motivate students’ interest in learning. Several corresponding examples such as Weissenberg effect

secondary flow

die swell and screw mixing are provided to investigate the essential difference between the viscoelastic fluid and Newtonian fluild

and guide the students how to use polymer rheology in the engineering designs. Meanwhile

the applied function of engineering designs for polymer rheology is used to explain the fundamental principles of polymer rheology. Therefore

the method is favorable to optimizing curriculum structures and improving the quality of teaching.