Lectures:
Requirements for raw materials for production of industrial glass.
Glassy state, glass structure, glass transformation.
Viscosity of glass, its dependence on temperature, nucleation and crystallization of glass.
Chemical and physical processes of melting (reaction components, dissolve, defecation,
homogenization).
Preparation of charge, the main and secondary raw ingredients.
Furnace, heat recovery in furnace, flow of molten glass.
Shaping glass, procedures, machinery.
Tensions in the glass, controlled cooling of glass
The basic properties of glass (mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical, chemical
resistance).
The main types of industrial glass.
Glass ceramic materials - manufacturing principle, types, properties and uses.
Requirements for raw materials for production of kitchenware and ceramic whiteware.
Preparation of raw material mixtures.
Methods of forming range of of kitchenware and ceramic whiteware.
Heat treatment, the development phase composition and microstructure formation during firing.
Porcelain - types, production techniques and decorative properties.
China sanitary-wave, whiteware, sanitary and building ceramics.
Stoneware and pottery.
Brick products - types, preparation and use of alternative materials, properties
according to industry standards.
Exercises:
Thermal expansion of glass
Specific heat capacity of glass
Thermal conductivity of glass
Furnaces in the glass industry
Calculation of the raw material mixture composition for glass production
Heat balance of glass furnaces
Requirements for raw materials for production of industrial glass.
Glassy state, glass structure, glass transformation.
Viscosity of glass, its dependence on temperature, nucleation and crystallization of glass.
Chemical and physical processes of melting (reaction components, dissolve, defecation,
homogenization).
Preparation of charge, the main and secondary raw ingredients.
Furnace, heat recovery in furnace, flow of molten glass.
Shaping glass, procedures, machinery.
Tensions in the glass, controlled cooling of glass
The basic properties of glass (mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical, chemical
resistance).
The main types of industrial glass.
Glass ceramic materials - manufacturing principle, types, properties and uses.
Requirements for raw materials for production of kitchenware and ceramic whiteware.
Preparation of raw material mixtures.
Methods of forming range of of kitchenware and ceramic whiteware.
Heat treatment, the development phase composition and microstructure formation during firing.
Porcelain - types, production techniques and decorative properties.
China sanitary-wave, whiteware, sanitary and building ceramics.
Stoneware and pottery.
Brick products - types, preparation and use of alternative materials, properties
according to industry standards.
Exercises:
Thermal expansion of glass
Specific heat capacity of glass
Thermal conductivity of glass
Furnaces in the glass industry
Calculation of the raw material mixture composition for glass production
Heat balance of glass furnaces