Introduction to Drying of Ceramics With Laboratory Exercises [Hardcover]

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.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. <lÃ*