Ceramic Processing and Design - MATS2363

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Materials Science and Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.materials.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MATS5013.
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Forming of ceramics: forming processes and equipment used in traditional and technical ceramics, advanced forming processes, and forming problems. Drying of ceramics: review of the drying process, statics of drying (psychrometry), kinetics of drying, principles of dryer design, drying problems, and drying case studies. Firing of ceramics: review of chemical and physical processes, statics of firing (mass and energy balances on kilns), dynamics of firing and design of firing cycles, advanced kiln design, fast firing processes, and firing case studies.