Course Description
Learn the fundamental and practical aspects of drying and firing of refractories
This course is an introduction to the field of drying and firing of refractories. It first addresses the basic concepts of drying and firing, including techniques to determine heat treatment schedules. Next, the firing behavior of the major refractory compositions are discussed, from raw material selection to microstructure development to final properties.
Course Format
~19 hours of instruction
*Employees of ACerS Corporate Partners receive the discounted Individual Member rate. Sapphire Corporate Partners receive an additional 20% discount; Diamond Corporate Partners receive an additional 30% discount. Please contact Customer Service or 614-890-4700 to register employees at the discounted Corporate Partner rates.
Joseph Homeny, Ph.D.
Joseph Homeny is technical director of the Edward Orton Jr. Ceramic Foundation, Westerville, Ohio. He holds a Ph.D. in ceramic engineering from Pennsylvania State University and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Rutgers University. He has industrial refractories experience in the research laboratories of the J.E. Baker Company and North American Refractories Company, and industrial glass experience at Owens Corning. Prior to joining Orton in 1992, he was a professor in the ceramic engineering department of University of Illinois. Homeny is active in the refractories and advanced ceramic committees of ASTM.
Check out more courses by Homeny: Advanced Thermal Properties of Refractories, Characterization of Refractory Microstructure, Introduction to Glass Properties, Introduction to Properties of Refractories, Introduction to Refractories, Introduction to Refractory Compositions, Properties of Refractories, Refractory Fundamentals, and Refractory Manufacturing.
