Takumi Banno

Cake growth control in slip casting

A control technique of cake growth in slip casting was studied. The influence of geometrical features of the gypsum mold upon the cake growth pattern was examined in experimental slip casting using T-shaped gypsum molds. The T-shaped molds were of two types; one had walls inside and the other did not. These walls were formed from silicone rubber and did not transmit water. A water flow in the gypsum mold was controlled by silicone rubber walls, so that cake growth was controlled. Cake growth during slip casting using T-shaped mold was predicted by computer simulation.