DRYING OF CLAY MATERIALS

Controlling of shrinkage is one of the difficult tasks for clay technologists. This can be readily understood by assuming that the water present in clay exists in three different forms:

  • Water filling the spaces between the particles
  • Water envelops surrounding the individual particles
  • Water adsorbed over the whole external surface of the particles
  • During drying water leaves the clay in three clear cut stages. This was described by various observers in similar terms. Each one interested in learning the complicated drying process has to study the following sequence of process of drying.

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