A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF THE VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIXING OF CERAMIC RAW MATERIALS.
Abstract
This investigation has shown how the amount of spinel formed by sintering alumina and magnesia powders can be used as a measure of the degree of mixing, as a model system in ceramic processing. The dry mixing of fine powders in model mixers of the barrel and V types has been conducted to study various mixing mechanisms. Analysis of these data, aided by studies of the mixing of macroscopic particles, revealed the role played by the differences in density between the components of the mix. An X-ray technique was devised to examine the micromixing of fine powders in relation to the sintering of ceramic bodies. The role of electrical effects at solid-liquid interfaces in determining mutual interaction of particles in wet mixing phenomena has been examined. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0439599
Entities
People
- D. W. Fuerstenau
- J. A. Pask
- R. M. Fulrath
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley