Studies of Accelerated Drying of Ceramic Moulds with the use of Microwaves

• Autorzy: Just Paweł , Kaczorowski R. , Topola M. , Pacyniak T. , Rapiejko C.

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DOI

10.24425/afe.2024.151298

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents the results of studies of the process of accelerated drying performed by means of microwave radiation of ceramic moulds deposited on patterns made of foamed plastics used in the Ceramic Shell technology. The studies aimed at determining the microwave radiation parameters (power, downtime, and uninterrupted operation time) in order to obtain the maximally short drying times which do not cause pattern destruction. The analysis of results confirmed that an increase of the microwave radiation power shortens the drying time of the particular layers of the ceramic mould, however, at the same time, it excessively raises the temperature of the mould. With the microwave power over 1200 W, we can obtain the drying time of one layer at the level of about 30 min, and the temperature of the mould reaches the value of 70oC, which does not cause deformation or partial melting of the polystyrene pattern. From the point of view of production effectiveness, as a result of the application of microwave drying, the time of production of ceramic moulds was shortened from 7 days to 1 working day.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

casting; ceramic mould; microwave drying; replicast CS; Ceramic Shell technology

PL

odlewanie; forma ceramiczna; suszenie mikrofalowe; technologia Ceramic Shell

• Wydawca: Komisja Odlewnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk Oddział w Katowicach
• Czasopismo: Archives of Foundry Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 24, iss. 3
• Strony: 101--108
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Just Paweł

• Lodz University of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering and Production Systems, Łódź, Poland

autor

Kaczorowski R.

• Lodz University of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering and Production Systems, Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1038-9967

autor

Topola M.

• Lodz University of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering and Production Systems, Łódź, Poland

autor

Pacyniak T.

• Lodz University of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering and Production Systems, Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6402-8983

autor

Rapiejko C.

• Lodz University of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering and Production Systems, Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8776-7340

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025)