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Testing of materials for thermal processes

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 635-2037/01
Abbreviation ZMTP
Course title Testing of materials for thermal processes
Credits 7
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Michaela Topinková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

• Criteria of density. Determination of density, bulk density, absorption, apparent and true porosity. Pore size distribution.
• Automatic determination of density. Mercury porosimetry. Determination of gas permeability.
• Granulometry. Sieve analyse, particle counters, separators. Rules for usage of particular methods for description of granulometry.
• Specific surface of powder materials. Principles of permeable and sorption methods of determination of specific surface.
• Mechanical properties of inorganic non-metal materials. Relationships between structure of materials and theoretical strength. Compressive, tensile and flexural strength. Impact bending strength.
• Young modulus. Static and dynamic methods of determination of elasticity modulus. Hardness and micro hardness. Abrasion resistance.
• Thermal properties. Thermal capacity. Effective coefficient of thermal conductivity. Determination of coefficient of thermal conductivity. Determination of thermal diffusivity.
• Thermal expansion. Determination of linear and volume thermal expansion.
• Thermo-mechanical properties. High temperature flexural strength. Refractoriness under load. Creep. Thermal shock resistance. Refractoriness. High temperature volume stability.
• Corrosion resistance of non-metal inorganic materials. Frost resistance.
• Reology of materials for thermal processes. Classification of materials related to their stress-strain behaviour. Viscosity of slurries. Deflocculation. Plasticity of mixes.
• Preparation of un-shaped materials. Determination of their properties.
• High temperature treatment of non-metal inorganic heterogeneous materials. Expression of water content and its reduction. Processes at water leaving the system. Principles and ways how to reduce water content in system. Sintering. Sintering processes and their principles.

Literature

[1] KOLLER, A. Structure and Properties of Ceramics. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1994. ISBN 0-444-98719-3.
[2] IMANAKA, Y. et al. Advanced Ceramic Technologies & Products. Tokyo: Springer, 2012. ISBN 978-4-431-53913-1.
[3] CHINN, R., E. Ceramography: preparation and analysis of ceramic microstructures. ASM International, 2002. ISBN 978-0-87170-770-3 .
[4] CALLISTER, D., W., RETHWISCH, D., G. Materials Science and Engineering. John Wiley & Sons. 2015. ISBN 978-1-118-31922-2 .

Advised literature

[1] CARTER, C. B., NORTON, M. G. Ceramic Materials: Science and Engineering. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4614-3522-8.
[2] MacKENZIE, J., D., SMITH, M. E. Multinuclear Solid-State NMR of Inorganic Materials. Amsterdam: PERGAMON, 2002. ISBN 0-08-043787-7.
[3] SURENDRANATHEN, A., O. An Introduction to Ceramic and Refractories. New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4822-2044-5.