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10:44 Oct 22, 2007 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) | |||||||
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dry Explanation: If cuit is fired and cru is green (still containing a lot of water), then I can only guess that sec is dry (sun/air-dried, as opposed to dried and baked in a kiln). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2007-10-22 11:23:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Figure 11.7-1 presents a general process flow diagram for ceramic products manufacturing. The basic steps include raw material procurement, beneficiation, mixing, forming, green machining, drying, presinter thermal processing, glazing, firing, final processing, and packaging. The following paragraphs describe these operations in detail [ ... ] 11.7.2.6 Drying - After forming, ceramics must be dried. Drying must be carefully controlled to strike a balance between minimizing drying time and avoiding differential shrinkage, warping, and distortion. The most commonly used method of drying ceramics is by convection, in which heated air is circulated around the ceramics. Air drying often is performed in tunnel kilns, which typically use heat recovered from the cooling zone of the kiln. Periodic kilns or dryers operating in batch mode also are used. Convection drying also is carried out in divided tunnel dryers, which include separate sections with independent temperature and humidity controls. An alternative to air drying is radiation drying in which microwave or infrared radiation is used to enhance drying. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch11/final/c11s07.pdf However, nothing suggests that components are in an operational state after drying alone. Of course if they are discussing the points in the manufacturing process at which defects are formed, become visible, or can be detected, this may be relevant. |
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