78th Conference on Glass Problems

The 78th Glass Problem Conference (GPC) including the 11th Advances in Fusion and Processing of Glass (AFPG) Symposium is organized by the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, The New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802 and The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC), Westerville, OH 43082. The Program Director was S. K. Sundaram, Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, The New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802. The Conference Director was Robert Weisenburger Lipetz, Executive Director, Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC), Westerville, OH 43082. Donna Banks of the GMIC coordinated the events and provided support. The Conference started with a half-day plenary session followed by technical sessions. The themes and chairs of four half-day technical sessions were as follows: Modeling, Sensors, and Furnace Design James Uhlik, Toledo Engineering Company, Inc., Toledo, OH and Michelle Korwin-Edson, Owen Corning Composite Solutions, Granville, OH Refractories & Testing Laura Lowe – North American Refractory Company, Pittsburgh, PA, Larry McCloskey – Anchor Acquisition, LLC, Lancaster, OH, and Laura Lowe – North American Refractory Company, Pittsburgh, PA and Larry McCloskey – Anchor Acquisition, LLC, Lancaster, OH   Combustion Glenn Neff, Glass Service USA, Inc., Stuart, FL and Uyi Iyoha, Praxair Inc., Tonawanda, NY Environmental & Safety Phil Tucker, Johns Manville, Denver, CO and Elmer Sperry, Libbey Glass, Toledo, OH

Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii 78th GLASS PROBLEMS CONFERENCE Modeling, Sensors, and Furnace Design Optimization of Regenerator Design 5 Oscar Verheijen, Luuk Thielen, Goetz Heilemann, and Elias Carrillo Glass Defects Identification using a Mass Spectrometer, SEMEDX Microanalysis and HTO Analysis 13 Martina Jezikova, Filip Janos, Jiri Ullrich, and Erik Muijsenberg A New Radiometric Measurement Device for the Temperature of Ribbon Zones in Tin Bath and Lehrs 29 Wolf Kuhn Furnace Design and Equipment for Extended Furnace Life 39 Christoph Jatzauk Use of Continuous Infrared Temperature Image to Optimize Furnace Operations 4 Neil G. Simpson, Mark Bennett, and S. Fiona Turner Refractories & Testing Acceptance Test of Fused Cast AZS Sidewall Blocks using Ground Penetrating Radar 59 Dan Swiler and Daniel Ragland New Industry Standard in Furnace Inspection 75 Yakup Bayram, Jon Wechsel, and Elmer Sperry Combustion Design and Implementation of OPTIMELT™ Heat Recovery for an Oxy-Fuel Furnace at Libbey Leerdam 89 M. van Valburg and E. Sperry, S. Laux, R. Bell, A. Francis, and H. Kobayashi Maintaining Full Production in Furnaces with Failing Regenerators using Oxy-Fuel Combustion 99 William J. Horan Heat-Oxy-Combustion Bi-Fuel Burner - Heavy Fuel Oil Trials 111 S. Juma, X. Paubel, T. Kang, and L. Jarry Environmental & Safety Glass Furnace Catalytic Ceramic Filter Installation and Operation Experience 123 Weijian Chen and Martin Schroter Glassil Dustshield™: A Materials Engineering Solution to Meet OSHA’S New Respirable Silica Regulations 157 Greg Bedford, Ashley Rich, Emma Hansen, and John Jackson Deadly Dust: Reducing the Risks of Silica Dust in Glass Working Operations 165 Greg Carmichael New Approach to Safety Estimation of Heat Soak Tested Thermally Toughened Safety Glass 169 Andreas M. Kasper ADVANCES IN FUSION AND PROCESSING OF GLASS SYMPOSIUM Design of SLS Compositions for Accelerated Chemical Strengthening William C. LaCourse Warp Reduction in Thin Chemically Strengthened Float Glasses 191 Arun K. Varshneya Research and Development of New Energy-Saving, Environmentally Friendly Fiber Glass Technology 201 Hong Li The Relation between Furnace Efficiency and the Physics and Chemistry of the Melting Process 221 Reinhard Conradt Gyrotron Based Melting 233 Paul P. Woskov How the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Will Impact the Glass Industry Image Analysis that is Part of ES 4.0 is a Key Component towards Industry 4.0 247 Erick Muijsenberg Modification of the Glass Surface during Manufacturing 263 J.W. McCamy, A. Ganjoo, and C-H Hung