I. INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS
History - Definition - Domestic and Industrial uses
of Ceramics - Modern Ceramics - Hi-tech ceramics - Sub-division
in Ceramics.
TERRACOTTA
Formation of clay - Varieties of clays - Non Plastic
materials - Properties of clays - varieties of bricks,
Tiles and Vessels - Method of manufacture - Properties
- uses - Drying - firing - Testing and calculations.
II.
WHITE WARES
Origin of clays - Composition of clays - Classification
of clays - Impurities in clays - washing of clays -
Raw materials - Properties - uses - crushing and grinding
- grain sizes - compounding of bodies - shaping methods
- casting - Throwing - Jiggering and jolleying - Pressing
- Turning - Extrusion - Drying - Drying defects - Biscuitting
- Firing - Firing defects and remedies.
BODIES
Type of bodies - Flow sheets - Earthen Ware - Stoneware
- Fine stone ware - Chemical stone ware - Electrical
stoneware - Sanitary wares - Porcelain wares - Chemical
porcelain - Tableware - Bone chinawares - I. S. Specification
- Special bodies - Insulator bodies - Mullite, Forsterite
- steatite - Cordierite - Zircon, Ferrite - Wollastonite.
III.
RAW MATERIALS
China clays - Bal clays - Fire clays - Quartz - Felspar
- Alumina - Gypsum and plaster of paris - Calcite -
Bentonite - Talc.
GLAZES
Definition of glaze - Varieties of glazes - Glaze Raw
materials - Oxides, Frits and stains - Preparation -
Properties - Application - Decorations - Glaze defects
and remedies - Calculations conversion of Batch composition
to percentage composition - Empherical formula.
IV.
GLASS
History - General glass making - Types of glass - opal
glass, Transparent glass - Hamber glass - Crystal glass
- Soda Lime glass - Water glass etc. Raw materials -
Batch mixing and calculation - Batch to Chemical composition
- Chemical Composition to Batch etc.
GLASS FURNACES
Direct fired furnace - Semi direct fired furnace - Producer
gas fired furnace - Oil fired tank and pot furnace -
Regenerative and recuperative system.
MANUFACTURING OF GLASS
By hand - By machine - Full automatic press - Blow machine
- properties and Testing of glass - Defects and Remedies.
DECORATION
Cracking - off machine - Edge smoothing - Glass cutting
- Engraving - Intagaliowork - etching Acid polishing,
sand blasting - Glue etching - Iridescent glass - Silvering
- Staining - Enamelling.
V.
ENAMEL
Introduction - Fundamental properties of Basic metals
and preparation of metal surface - Classification of
metal surface - Classification of Enamel and composition
Calculation for Enamel and Frits Enamelling Furnace
and - Classification - Frit making and milling - application
- Firing - Controls - Properties of Enamel and Testing
- Decoration - Defects and Remedies.
VI.
REFRACTORIES AND CEMENT
Classification - Type of Refractories - Acid - Basic
- Neutral - Synthetic and oxides refractories - Insulation
Bricks - Preparation - Drying - Firing - Application
- Refractory failure and other defects and control -
Testing of Refractories - Industries, Dependent of refractories.
CEMENT
Types of cement - Raw materials - manufacturing process
- Physical and Chemical properties - uses.
VII.
FUELS
Classification of fuels - Solid - liquid - Gaseous -
Sources - Essential properties of fuels - character
and specification of fuels - General arrangement of
Oil supply - Burner - Automization. Heat transfer -
Fuel Calculation.
VIII.
FURNACE
Types and Classification of kilns and furnaces - Kiln
accessories - flues and chimney calculations
IX.
PYROMETRY
Pyroscopes - Heat work recorder - Wedge wood cylinder
- Sagger cones - Advantages and Disadvantages of cones
- Hold Craft bars - Buller's rings - Pyrometers - Principles
- Electrical Resistance Pyrometer - Thermo couple Pyrometer
- Radiation. Pyrometer - Optical pyrometer - Temperature
recorder and controllers.
X.
PROCESSING MACHINARIES FOR CERAMIC INDUSTRIES
Jaw crusher, edge runner, pulverisers, Roller crusher
- Vibrating sieves, magnetic separator, Tube mill, Ball
Mill, Blungers, Agitators, Filterpress, pugmills, De-airing
pugmills, pressing machines, dryers.
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