635-3003/01 – Glass and ceramic materials (SKM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Thermal Engineering | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- student will be able to perform change of raw materials composition in glass and ceramics technology in order to modification of parameters of these materials
- student will be able to design application ceramic materials depending on demand of technical practice
Teaching methods
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Summary
The subject presents fundamental principles and technological advancement of preparing industrial glass, glass-ceramic and traditional ceramics. Attention is paid to principles of formation glass structure, processes taking place in molten glass and methods of production traditional ceramic materials include methods of their surface modification. The connections between choice of processing and properties of products are mentioned.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Making of semestral project and passing of progress tests.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Requirements for raw materials for production of industrial glass. Relations between types of raw materials and glass properties. Batch preparation and optimization of their composition.
2. The glass characterization, glass structure, methods for preparation of glass, glass transformation.
3. Viscosity of glass, its dependence on temperature and composition of molten glass. Nucleation and crystallization of glass, surface tension
4. The Chemical and physical processes of melting (reaction of components, dissolving of solids phase in melt, glass refinement, solubility of gasses in molten glass and homogenization process.
5. The furnaces for glass production, thermal energy utilization of combustion products, flowing of molten glass.
6. Glass shaping, procedures, machinery. Tensions in glass, controlled methods of glass cooling.
7. The fundamental properties of glass (mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical, chemical resistance
8. The main types of industrial glasses (silicate glass, water glass, packing glass, flat glass, thermal resistant glass, low alkali content glass, special glass).
9. Glass-ceramic materials, manufacturing principle, types, properties and utilization of glass-ceramics products.
10. Requirements for raw materials for production ceramic materials. Preparation of raw materials, rheological properties of ingredients for ceramic production.
11. Forming methods of ceramic products, methods of surface treatment of ceramic materials.
12. The thermal treatment of ceramic, development of phase composition and creation of microstructure during the sintering process. Principles of function of continuous furnace and periodic furnace for ceramic materials production.
13. Porcelain – types, production advancement, decoration, properties. China sanitary, whiteware, sanitary ceramics, stoneware and pottery.
14. Brick, types, preparation and defect of products, methods for measure of properties of brick materials, use of alternative materials on field ceramic materials.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction