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Re: NEON- Sintering and burning
>Yes Jeff, and for that reason the graines always are from different sizes.
>So we have a 4-, 6-, 9-, and 12 um as a grain size for example.
>The purpose of that is that the smaller ones are filling into the space
>of the "big"ones. Sinetering them again will give you a more uniform
>light output.
>Best from dirk a. boonstra
Dirk-
Congratulations on your own email account. Is that on your prize Atari?
A few questions about those granules. When I saw the ceramic pot with the
assorted ceramic balls in it churning the liquid suspension, does that
still allow for grains of different sizes? Or are they so churned up by
them that they become equal sizes?
And could you or anyone describe for me in a bit more detail what happens
in the sintering process.
*How does the heat help the phosphor grains attach or is that more a
question of burning off the binder?
*Do the grains actually become part of the glass structure (I'd think if
they did, we'd have a harder time wiping them out)?
*Do they enter into the "pores" of the glass that we've had some discussion
about?
*So, then, is the binder really just a "carrier" of the grains or how does
it serve in the "binding" process?
And couldn't we just use some of that "Silly Putty" I brought you to bind
the grains to the glass instead?
Hope your days are sunny and nights peaceful in the Old World.
Tom U.