Overview
Written for ceramic process managers, engineers and technicians, this book covers the cause-and-effect relationships between fundamental particle physics of powders, fundamental interparticle chemistry in suspensions, and the resulting rheology of crowded suspensions. It then applies these fundamentals to ceramic-forming processes and explains why variations in performance occur and how to correct for them. Predictive Process Control (PPC) is an approach to identifying variations in the properties of raw materials used in ceramic manufacturing and controlling the response of a ceramic composition before it is released to production. Compared to the old method of constant amounts of varying raw materials, this method provides constant percentages of key properties of those raw materials. It has been tested to good effect with very substantial improvement in quality and percent yield, and it is also being used to profile raw material deposits for future exploitation. This authoratative and comprehensive reference on PPC should be a useful resource for technical managers, production engineers and technicians in any manufacturing enterprise which utilizes crowded particulate suspensions.
Full Product Details
Author: James E. Funk , Dennis R. Dinger
Publisher: Springer
Imprint: Springer
Edition: 1994 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 4.40cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 2.920kg
ISBN: 9780792394099
ISBN 10: 0792394097
Pages: 786
Publication Date: 30 November 1993
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD 
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Table of Contents
1, Introduction to Predictive Process Control.- 1, Introduction to Predictive Process Control.- Section I - The Fundamental Principles of Particle Physics.- 2, Introduction to Particle Physics.- 3, Introduction to Particle Size Analysis.- 4, Review of Packing in Polydisperse Particle Systems.- 5, Fundamentals of Particle Packing, Monodisperse Spheres.- 6, Derivation of the Dinger-Funk Particle Size Distribution Equation.- 7, Packing of Discrete versus Continuous Particle Size Distributions.- 8, Computer Modelling of Particle Packing Phenomena.- 9, Computational Methods Applied to Experimental Distributions.- 10, The Particle Crowding Index (PCI) and the InterParticle Separation Distance (IPS).- 11, Surface Area.- 12, Porosity and Pore Size Distribution.- 13, Reaction Paths During Firing.- Section II - The Fundamental Principles of Interparticle Chemistry.- 14, Introduction to Interparticle Chemistry.- 15, Van der Waals Energy of Attraction.- 16, The Electrical Double Layer.- 17, The Role of the Liquid Medium.- 18, Chemical Additives for Forming Processes.- Section III - The Fundamental Principles of Rheology.- 19, Introduction to the Rheology of Crowded Suspensions.- 20, Viscosity and Rheology.- 21, Shear-Thinning and Dilatant Rheologies.- 22, A Computer Model for Rheology: Proving the Existence and Cause of Dilatancy.- Section IV - Applications to Ceramic Forming Processes.- 23, Introduction to Ceramic Forming Processes.- 24, Practical Rheology.- 25, Milling or Comminution.- 26, High Intensity Mechanical Dispersion (HID).- 27, Slip Preparation and Data Interpretation.- 28, Stability of Suspensions.- 29, A Model for Controlled Drying and Firing Shrinkage.- 30, Slip Casting at Atmospheric Pressure.- 31, Filter Pressing Effects Due to HID.- 32, Spray Drying and Dry Pressing.- 33, Extrusion and Extruders.- 34, Plastic Forming.- 35, Very High Solids Castable Refractories.- Section V - Laboratory Methods, Measurements, and Interpretation of Data.- 36, PPC Computer Programs.- 37, Test Specifications for PPC Measurements.- 38, Sampling and Test Frequency.- 39, True Particle Density and Suspension Specific Gravity.- 40, Specific Surface Area.- 41, Particle Size Distribution.- 42, Particle Crowding Index.- 43, Methylene Blue Index.- 44, Mineral Analysis of Clays.- 45, Rheological Properties.- 46, Filter Press.- Section VI - Applications to Drying Phenomena.- 47, Drying and Dryer Design.
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