72nd Conference on Glass Problems

This issue contains a collection of papers presented at the 72nd Conference on Glass Problems at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Topics covered include glass melting; refractories; process control; legislation safety, and emissions; recycling and batch wetting.

Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii GLASS MELTING Optimization of Burners in Oxygen-Gas Fired Glass Furnace 3 Marco van Kersbergen, Ruud Beerkens, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, and Hisashi Kobayashi Future Energy-Efficient and Low-Emissions Glass Melting Processes 15 Ruud Beerkens, Hans van Limpt, Adriaan Lankhorst, and Piet van Santen Mathematical Modeling to Optimize a Furnace Length by Width Ratio 33 Erik Muijsenberg, Marketa Muijsenberg, Tomas Krobot, and Glenn Neff A Summary of Almost 50 Years of Glass Furnace Preheating 53 George Kopser Is 50% Energy Efficiency Improvement Possible in the Glass Product and Production Chain in 2030? 65 Leon Wijshoff REFRACTORIES Conception of Modern Glass Furnace Regenerators 75 Stefan Postrach, Elias Carillo, Mathew Wheeler, and Götz Heilemann New Cruciform Solutions to Upgrade Your Regenerator 91 D. Lechevalier, I. Cabodi, O. Citti, M. Gaubil, and J. Poiret Bonded Solutions for the Container Market 105 Thierry Azencot and Michele Blackburn Low-Cost Fused Cast Refractories: Some Peculiarities and Connection with Glass Defects 113 P. Carlo Ratto Mullite, Spinel & Calcium Aluminate—Leading the Way for Long Campaign/Energy Efficient Modern Glass Furnace Construction 121 Chris Windle, Trevor Wilson, and Rhiannon Webster MoZr02—A New Material for Glass Melting Electrodes and Molybdenum Glass Tank Reinforcements—Experiences and Insights 135 Mike Ferullo and Rudolf Holzknecht PROCESS CONTROL Changing of Gob Temperature from Spout to Blank 147 Gesine Bergmann, Hayo Müller-Simon, Nils-Holger Löber, and Kristina Kessler High Viscosity Glass Sheet Fabrication 159 Daniel Hawtof Closed Loop Control of Blank Mold Temperatures 167 Jonathan Simon and Braden McDermott LEGISLATION, SAFETY, AND EMISSIONS The U.S. Policy and Political Landscape and Its Potential Impacts on the Glass Industry: Through a Glass Darkly 179 Shelley N. Fidler and Marisa Hecht Achieving a Global Corporate Safety Culture 187 Jeff Hannis Emission Monitoring in the Glass Industry 193 Steve Roosz RECYCLING AND BATCH WETTING Design of a New 25 Ton per Hour Waste Glass Processing Plant for Rumpke 205 Christian Makari and Stefan Ebner Glass Recycling Technology of Today 217 Hoser Moser Cord Testing using Thermal Shock: Virtue or Vice? 221 Gary L. Smay and Henry M. Dimmick, Jr. To Wet or Not to Wet, That is the Question—Part B—Using Dry Batch 231 Douglas H. Davis and Christopher J. Hoyle Batch Wetting—Another Point of View 243 John Brown, Hisashi Kobayashi, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, and Matthias Lindig Author Index 257