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
Table of Contents
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
