Lawrence, Jonathan, Li, Lin and Spencer, Julian T.
(2006)
Ceramic tile grout removal & sealing using high power lasers.
In: The 15th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO �96), 14-17 October 1996, Detroit.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop contribution (Paper) |
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Abstract
Work has been conducted using a Nd:YAG laser, a CO2 laser and a high power diode laser (HPDL) in order to determine the feasibility of removing contaminated tile grout from the void between adjoining vitrified ceramic tiles, and to seal the void permanently with a material having an impermeable surface glaze. Reported on in the paper are; the basic process phenomena, the process effectiveness, suitable vitrifiable material development, a heat affect study and a morphological and compositional analysis.
| Additional Information: | Work has been conducted using a Nd:YAG laser, a CO2 laser and a high power diode laser (HPDL) in order to determine the feasibility of removing contaminated tile grout from the void between adjoining vitrified ceramic tiles, and to seal the void permanently with a material having an impermeable surface glaze. Reported on in the paper are; the basic process phenomena, the process effectiveness, suitable vitrifiable material development, a heat affect study and a morphological and compositional analysis. |
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| Keywords: | high power diode laser (HPDL), ceramic, grout, sealing, removal |
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| Subjects: | H Engineering > H680 Optoelectronic Engineering
H Engineering > H700 Production and Manufacturing Engineering |
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| Divisions: | College of Science > School of Engineering |
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| ID Code: | 3278 |
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| Deposited On: | 10 Sep 2010 07:40 |
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