This important book will make an excellent addition to anyone involved in the drying of ceramic materials. In order to accommodate readers with a wide range of interest and abilities, most chapters are divided into sections by basic and advanced concepts. Selected chapters include introduction to drying; water, air, and water vapor; drying mechanisms in particulate systems; psychrometry; characterization of dryer operations; dryer control; drying defects; and advanced drying technologies. The book contains problems at the end of each chapter (with answers to selected problems in the appendix) and laboratory exercises.
Table of Contents
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.
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