Syllabus

Introduction to monolithic refractories, advantages and disadvantages classifications based on application techniques, chemical constituents, binder and purity raw materials and their selection, particles size distribution, discrete and continuous particle size distribution, Furnas, Andreassen-Andersen and Dinger-Funk model different bonding systems, CaO-Al2O3 system, hydration of calcium aluminates, bonding mechanism of different binders, various additive systems refractory castable and details of CCC, LCC, ULCC, NCC, SFC other monolithics, like mortar, gunning mass, spraying mass, ramming mass, etc machinery and equipments for making unshaped refractories, batch preparation, mixing, processing and manufacturing techniques installation techniques and application properties and specialties of different unshaped refractories, namely castable, gunning mass, ramming mass, plastic systems, etc based on compositions like alumina, alumina - magnesia, alumina spinel, magnesia, magnesia carbon, etc.

To have knowledge on the various unshaped refractory

Gain in knowledge on different unshaped refractories

S. Banerjee, Monolithic Refractories: A Comprehensive Handbook, Wiley-American Ceramic Society , 1998.

C. A. Schacht, Refractories Handbook, CRC Press, , 2004

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