14MHNH5 - Glass Technology
| Course specification | ||||
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| Course title | Glass Technology | |||
| Acronym | 14MHNH5 | |||
| Study programme | Chemical engineering | |||
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| Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
| ESPB | 4.0 | Status | ||
| Condition | Облик условљености | |||
| The goal | The course consists of fundamentals of glass technology. The structure, glassy state, properties and applications of glasses are presented during the course. The students learn about manufacturing and forming methods, annealing and secondary finishing operations of commercial glass products. | |||
| The outcome | The students gain knowledge on glassy state, properties, manufacturing methods and application of flat, container glasses and glasses for special purposes. | |||
| Contents | ||||
| Contents of lectures | Definition of a glass. Glassy state. Structural and kinetic theories of glass formation. Glass properties and measurement techniques. Glass melting. Raw materials. Batch calculations. Mechanisms of batch melting. Traditional forming methods (containers and flat glass). Specialized forming methods. Annealing of thermal stresses in glass products. Quality control in glass industry. ; ; | |||
| Contents of exercises | Calculations of glass and batch composition. Preparation of glass batch. Differential thermal analysis of glass batch and glass. Hot-stage microscopy investigation of glass. Determination of glass stability (crystallization ability). X-ray analysis of thermaly treated glass. Investigation of glass properties. Determination of temperature dependence of viscosity. | |||
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| Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
| Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Methods of teaching | Lectures, calculation examples and laboratory works. | |||
| Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
| Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
| Activites during lectures | Test paper | |||
| Practical lessons | 10 | Oral examination | 60 | |
| Projects | ||||
| Colloquia | 30 | |||
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