Effect of slurry properties and operational conditions on the structure and properties of porcelain tile granules dried in an acoustic levitator

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-70

  Mondragon, Rosa ^a   Jarque, Juan Carlos ^a   Julia, J Enrique ^b   Hernandez, Leonor ^b   Barba, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGÍA CERÁMICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acoustic levitator; Drying; Porcelain; Porosity; Strength; Suspensions

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DROPLET VOLUME; DRYING CONDITION; GRAIN PROPERTIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITION; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PORCELAIN TILE; PRIMARY PARTICLE SIZE; SINGLE DROPLET; SLURRY PROPERTIES; SOLID MASS; STRENGTH; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DROPS; DRYING; EXPERIMENTS; FLOCCULATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PORCELAIN; POROSITY;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 80054790074     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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