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Lecturer(s)
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Mošner Petr, prof. Ing. Dr.
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Course content
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What is glass: definition, glass formation, Tg, regions of glass formation, theories of glass formation. History of glasses. Glass composition and preparation: glass formers, modifiers and intermediates. Glass structure. Basic glass properties: density; mechanical behavior; viscosity; thermal expansion. Optical properties. Glass technology: furnances, heatprof materials, cooling and forming of glasses, colouring of glasses etc. Nowadays trends in glass industry.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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Learning outcomes
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Course covers basic glass science and technology: glassy state, glass structure, commercial glass families and teir manufacturing, glass properties,colouring of the glasses, defects the glasses, etc.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to know the various commercial oxide glass families, their technology, properties, important applications, methods of their characterization and nowadays trends in glass industry.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
Lectures are closed by final exam test in the end of semestr.
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Recommended literature
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Fanderlík I. Vlastnosti skel. Informatorium, Praha, 1996.
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Hlaváč J. Základy technologie silikátů. SNTL, Praha, 1988.
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Rao K.J. Structural Chemistry of Glasses. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002.
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Shelby J.E. Introduction to Glass Science and Technology. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Oxford, 2005.
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Schill F. Chlazení skla. Informatorium, Praha, 1993.
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Smrček A, Oldřich F. Sklářské suroviny. Informatorium, Praha, 1994.
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Volf M.B. Chemie skla. SNTL, Praha, 1987.
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