Course: Technology of Ceramics 3

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Course title Technology of Ceramics 3
Course code KDU/KDT3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Franče Petr, RNDr.
Course content
1. Kinds of ceramic kilns, heating elements and fuel, kiln control. 2. Temperature measurement, thermocouples, Seger and Orton's pyrometres, ceramic temperature indicators. 3. Heat conduction, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, heat conduction through flat and rolling wall. 4. Thermal features of clay minerals and non-plastic materials, phase transformation of minerals, dilatometer properties, thermal features of ceramic materials. 5. Heating of solids, limiting curve of firing, temperature profiles of solids, cooling ceramics. 6. Influence of kiln atmosphere on glaze and color of shard, reduction of iron, titanium and copper oxides,. 7. Proposal for a glaze firing curve and its cooling. 8. Proposal for a shard firing curve. 9. Kiln landfill, kiln temperature differences, adaptation of firing to differences in kiln. 10. Errors caused by firing direction. 11. Strength and fragility of ceramics and glass. 12. Sintering of ceramics. 13. Summary of subject matter and preparation for the control test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Students' self-study, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
recall procedures modeling shapes specific forms, of the basic materials suitable for glazing the ceramics and their specifics, apply knowledge about materials and technologies and their shaping,
Skills
visualize the spatial layout of the product, consider the ratio of functionality and aesthetic quality of the product and project it into design and prototype design, to have an overview of the raw materials for ceramics and their basic usage, to use basic materials for glazing the ceramics, to calculate them and to know the specific usage,
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
of types of ceramic stoves,heating elements and fuel, of errors caused by firing, of thermal features of clay minerals and non-plastic materials,
Skills
to give reasons for temperature measuring, thermocouples, to explain heat conduction, thermal conductivity, to clarify heating of solids, limiting curve of firing, describes curve of firing of a glaze and shard, to explain trength and fragility of ceramics and glass, slintering of ceramics,
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Skills
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Motyčka, V. Výpočty v keramice. SiS ČR Praha, 1996.
  • Pospíšil, Z. Jemná keramika úvod a základy technologie. Praha, SNTL, 1981.
  • Rada, Pravoslav. Techniky keramiky. Vyd. 2. Praha : Aventinum, 1996. ISBN 80-85277-88-3.
  • Rédr, M.; Gottwald, A.; Říman, A.; Rejč, R. Tepelné výpočty a optimalizace vyzdívek průmyslových pecí. SNTL Praha, 1975.
  • Slavík, C. F. Pecní příručka. SNTL Praha, 1981.
  • Slavík, C. F. Teplo v jemné keramice. SNTL Praha, 1962.
  • Špís, Jiří. Modelářství porcelánu a keramiky. Karlovy Vary : Jiří Špís, 2004. ISBN 80-239-4288-3.
  • Tichý, O. Pálení keramiky. SNTL Praha, 1983.
  • Turek, M. Elektrotechnická keramika. SNTL Praha, 1964.
  • Zádrapa, K. a kol. Slinutá keramika a porcelán.
  • Zádrapa, K. Keramické suroviny a jejich úprava. SNTL Praha, 1964.
  • Zádrapa, K. Technologie keramiky. Pórovitá hrubá a jemná keramika. SNTL Praha, 1975.


Study plans that include the course
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