635-0422/01 – Ceramic materials (KerMat)
| Gurantor department | Department of Thermal Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | | |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2011/2012 | Year of cancellation | 2012/2013 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- to identify classification characteristics of ceramic materials
- to identify the basic properties and distribution of ceramic materials
- to understand the basic technologies of production of ceramic materials
- to be able to decide on the application of ceramic materials
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Summary
Basic characteristic of ceramic materials, raw materials base for its
production. Definition, description, properties and dividing of ceramic mass.
Production of ceramics materials, definition fundamental manufacturing
processes. Use of ceramic materials in practice.
Compulsory literature:
BARRY, C. etc. CERAMIC MATERIALS Science and Engineering. Springer: New York, 2007. ISBN 0-378-46270-8.
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Active participation in exercises
Processing of protocols of the practical exercises
E-learning
http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/635/
Other requirements
are not
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
Characteristics and extent of the field.
Definition and distribution of ceramic materials - construction, kitchenware, ceramic hiteware, refractories and special ceramics.
Basic substances in ceramic technology, their thermal behaviour: oxides, carbonates, clay materials, feldspar, sulfates.
Grain materials, finish, granulometry composition of raw mixtures.
Distribution of water in ceramic mixtures, rheological properties of systems.
Basic procedures in forming ceramics.
Drying, drying characteristics, drier.
The firing of ceramic products, changes in structure and phase composition during firing, types of kilns inceramic industry.
Classic ceramic materials based on clay, the common features of the production.
The main types of refractory materials by chemical and phase composition.
Basic functional properties of refractories materials.
Aluminosilicate refractories.
Basic refractory materials.
Heat-insulating ceramic materials.
Castables.
Application of refractory materials in the industry.
Exercises
Determination of density, green density, porosity
Grain size distribution - sieve analysis
Grain size distribution – Andreasen method
Determination of specific surface
Rheology of ceramic pastes
Determination of length changes of ceramic materials during drying process
Rheology of ceramic suspensions
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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