Introduction to Drying of Ceramics: With Laboratory Exercises

Introduction to Drying.
Part A: Basic Concepts.
Part B: Advanced Concepts.

Water, Air, and Water Vapor.
Part A: Water.
Part B: Air.
Part C: Air-Water Vapor Mixtures.

Drying Mechanisms in Particulate Systems.
Part A: Basic Concepts.
Part B: Stages of Drying.


Psychrometry.
Part A: Reading and Interpreting Psychrometric Charts.
Part B: Advanced Concepts: Summary of Equations for Psychrometric Properties.


Characterization of Dryer Operations.
Part A: Analyzing Dryer Performance Using Psychrometric Charts.
Part B: Sankey Diagrams and Dryer Thermal Efficiency.


Dryer Control: Controlling Countercurrent Convection Dryers.


Drying Defects and Drying Shrinkage.
Part A: Drying Cracks Resulting from Material Preparation.
Theoretical Treatment of Drying Shrinkage.

Advanced Drying Technologies.
Part A: Microwave Drying.
Part B: Radio Frequency Drying.
Part C: Airless Drying.
Part D: Fast Drying Using Convection.


Laboratory Exercises.
Experiment 1: Particle Size (Screen Analysis).
Experiment 2: Particle Size (Sedimentation Analysis to Determine Colloidal Sizes).
Experiment 3: Moisture Adsorption and Ignition Loss.
Experiment 4: Extrusion of Clay Bodies.
Experiment 5: Stages of Drying.
Experiment 6: Permeability in Drying (Moisture Movement in Drying).
Experiment 7: Mix Pelletizing.
Experiment 8: Thermal Gradient Furnace Testing/Thermal Expansion.
Experiment 9: Firing Traditional Ceramics.
Experiment 10: Firing Dry-Pressed Ceramics.
Experiment 11: Advanced Properties of Pressed and Extruded Ceramics.

Appendix 1: Symbols, Terms, and Units of Measurement.
Appendix 2: Conversion Factors.
Appendix 3: Answers to Selected Problems.
Appendix 4: Additional Psychrometric Charts.

Index.