70th Conference on Glass Problems: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

234 Pages·2010·6.569 MB·English

by  Charles H. Drummond III

70th Conference
on Glass Problems
A Collection of Papers Presented at the
70th Conference on Glass Problems
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
October 11-12, 2009
Edited by
Charles H. Drummond, III
WILEY
A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication
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on Glass Problems
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70th Conference
on Glass Problems
A Collection of Papers Presented at the
70th Conference on Glass Problems
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
October 11-12, 2009
Edited by
Charles H. Drummond, III
WILEY
A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication
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Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
GLASS MELTING
Rapid Refining of Submerged Combustion Melter Product Glass 3
David Rue, Walter Kunc, John Wagner, Bruno Purnode, and Aaron Huber
Modeling the Quality of Glass Melting Processes 11
Adriaan Lankhorst, Andries Habraken, Mathi Rongen, Philip Simons, and Ruud
Beerkens
Process Optimization of the Glass Forming Process by Advanced 21
3D Forming Models
Erik Muijsenberg
Operational Experience of an Oxy-Fuel Fired Glass Melter Using an 33
Improved Silica Crown and Wide Flame Burners
Alonso Gonzalez, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, John T. Brown, Len Switzer,
Euan Evenson, Sho Kobayashi, and Cuauhtemoc Lagos
C'mon, Level with Me 45
Terry Berg
THE FUTURE OF THE GLASS INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS
How Big is My Carbon Footprint? 53
Todd J. Seifried, Christopher J. Hoyle, and Douglas H. Davis
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ICG: A Global Cooperation in the Challenging World of Glass 67
Fabiano Nicoletti and René Vacher
Particle Size Measurements in the Flue Gas of Glass Melting 75
Furnaces
Andreas Kasper, Simon Slade, Dilek Bolean, and Guy van Marcke de Lummen
Ceramic Filter Elements for Emission Control on Glass Furnaces— 85
Efficient Multi-Pollutant Treatment in a Single Step
Gary Elliott and Andrew Startin
Requirements for Glass Compositions for Solar Applications 97
A. Ganjoo, L. J. Shelestak, J. W. McCamy, and M. Arbab
Strategic Materials: Strategic Planning, Geopolitical Forces and 107
Risk Management
Peter Wray
ENERGY
Red Lion Bio-Energy—Syngas Production from a Novel Thermal 121
Conversion Process of Coal/Biomass
Douglas Struble
Macro Energy Balances 127
John Brown and John Nelson
Glass Furnace Stack Gas Calculation Issues 135
C. Philip Ross
Increase of Glass Production Efficiency and Energy Efficiency with 143
Model-Based Predictive Control
Erik Muijsenberg, Menno Eisenga, and Jörg Buchmayer
Temperature Distributions in Glass Gobs between Shears and 151
Blank Mold: Calculations and Measurements
Hayo Müller-Simon, Gesine Bergmann, and Kristina Kessler
REFRACTORIES
Postmortem of a Conventional Silica Brick from a Soda-Lime Float 161
Glass Furnace Crown
Warren Curtis
Refractory Ceramic Fibers 175
Joe Ventura and Daniel M. Wood
Refractory Solutions for Extra White Glasses 179
Michèle Blackburn, L. Massard, and M. Gaubil
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Testing and Performance of Fusion-Cast Refractories 189
Amul Gupta, Kevin Selkregg, and Roland Heidrich
Mullite Regenerators—An Optimum Solution 203
Chris Windle and Trevor Wilson
Author Index 217
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