Tile Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Tile Technology (subject code DI05052021) as prescribed for CT · Semester 5 divides the course into 6 units, covering 16 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI05052021)Unit 1 Introduction
- 1.1. Introduction & history of flooring tiles, Definition of Glazed tiles, raw Materials with their sources, typical composition (for body & glaze) & properties. Types of glazed tiles, (wall and floor)
- 1.2. Manufacturing process of glazed tiles with flow Chart (Both wet and Dry method). Definition of Vitrified tile, raw materials used, Typical body composition, properties. Types of vitrified ceramic tiles, manufacturing Process with flow chart.
- 1.3. Comparison between glazed floor tiles vs glazed wall tiles vs vitrified tiles. Recent advancement in tile technology.
Unit 2 Body Making
- 2.1. Wet Method: Describe Batch compositions for glazed and vitrified tile, ball mill feeding, typical operating parameters of ball mill, grinding in ball mill, agitator, screening, magnetic separation, and granulation in spray dryer, operating parameters of spray drier.
- 2.2. Dry Method: Crushing, Pendula Mill (Pan mill), tube mill, Storing in silo, moisture addition for pressing. Powder characteristics. Use sketches wherever applicable.
Unit 3 Pressing & drying
- 3.1. Describe dry pressing machine, single and multi-stroke, Uni -axial And biaxial pressing, stages in dry Pressing, pressing variables, capacity of pressing machine, die size. Discuss possible defects and their remedies occurring during pressing.
- 3.2. Describe drying, its need, drying time, drying temperature, driers used with respect to tile industry. Explain pressing & drying defects (laminations, warping & cracks) with causes and remedies.
- 07. 15.55 % GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Ceramic Technology Subject Code: DI05052021 Subject Name: Tile Technology w.e.f.2026-27 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 7
Unit 4 Glaze line operations
- 4.1. Illustrate water spraying, application of top and bottom engobe, glazing-spraying (mechanical / disc, pneumatic), curtain coating (bell method/water fall)
- 4.2. typical operating parameters (density, viscosity, glaze thickness).
- 4.3. Describe decoration methods (direct & indirect) screen printing, roller printing, digital printing and other decoration methods.
Unit 5 Firing
- 5.1. Describe fuels (natural gas, LPG) & furnace (roller hearth kiln) used in tile industry, different zones with temperature and pressure, maintaining draught, illustrate typical firing schedule, control parameters in firing.
- 5.2. Describe firing defects such as pin holes, blisters, over glazing, under glazing, discoloration, over firing, peeling, crazing, crawling, fish scaling, stuck ware with their causes &remedies.
- 5.3. Operations for Vitrified Tiles: Polishing, edge trimming, different polishing materials with grades. Describe defects in vitrified tiles.
Unit 6 Testing & Quality Control
- 6.1. Describe the methods for measurement of Moisture content with conventional and IR Moisture balance, particle size analysis of body powder, green body density distribution (penetrometer), viscosity & density of glaze and body slip.
- 6.2. Dimensional accuracy, water absorption test, porosity test, density test, shrinkage, thickness, glossiness, Strength (green and fired), MOR test, White ness test, color measurement test, warp age test & abrasion resistance.
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