70th Conference on Glass Problems, Volume 31, Issue 1

This issue contains a collection of papers presented at the 70th Conference on Glass Problems at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Topics include melting and molding, refractories, and environmental issues and new products.

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  3D Forming Models 21 Erik Muijsenberg Operational Experience of an Oxy-Fuel Fired Glass Melter Using an  Improved Silica Crown and Wide Flame Burners 33 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 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  Furnaces 75 Andreas Kasper, Simon Slade, Dilek Bolean, and Guy van Marcke de Lummen Ceramic Filter Elements for Emission Control on Glass Furnaces Efficient Multi-Pollutant Treatment in a Single Step 85 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 Risk Management 107 Peter Wray ENERGY Red Lion Bio-Energy—Syngas Production from a Novel Thermal Conversion Process of Coal/Biomass 121 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 Model-Based Predictive Control 143 Erik Muijsenberg, Menno Eisenga, and Jörg Buchmayer Temperature Distributions in Glass Gobs between Shears and Blank Mold: Calculations and Measurements 151 Hayo Müller-Simon, Gesine Bergmann, and Kristina Kessler REFRACTORIES Postmortem of a Conventional Silica Brick from a Soda-Lime Float Glass Furnace Crown 161 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 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