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
