73rd Conference on Glass Problems: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 73rd Conference on Glass Problems, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 1-3, 2012

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Acknowledgments......Page 15
GLASS MELTING......Page 17
Energy Recovery from Waste Heat in the Glass Industry and Thermochemical Recuperator......Page 19
Development of DFC (Direct Fusion Combustion) using Oxy-Fuel Burner......Page 33
Finding Optimal Glass Compositions......Page 43
MELTING, RAW MATERIALS, BATCH REACTIONS, AND RECYCLING......Page 59
Advanced Melting Technologies with Submerged Combustion......Page 61
The Influence of Borate Raw Material Choice on the Glass Manufacturing Process......Page 83
Electrical Heating Systems for Melting Tanks, Forehearths, and Feeders......Page 91
A Furnace Combustion System Conversion by Flammatec during Operation at Libbey, Inc.–How Flame Geometry Improvement and Excess Air Control Contributes to Fuel Savings......Page 107
COATINGS AND STRENGTHENING......Page 119
Color Control of Glass and Multilayer Coatings on Glass......Page 121
Hard Glass–Thermal Strengthening of Container Glass Steven Brown......Page 135
Effects of Glass Coatings on the Glass Tempering Process......Page 147
The Usable Glass Strength Coalition Initiative to Provide Funding for Fundamental Research in Glass Strength......Page 157
REFRACTORIES......Page 175
Performance of Fusion-Cast and Bonded Refractories in Glass Melting Furnaces......Page 177
Energy Savings and Furnace Design......Page 193
New Tin Oxide Electrodes for Glass Melting......Page 199
Structural Health Monitoring of Furnace Walls......Page 217
New CIP SEFPRO Refractory Solution to Extend Soda Lime Glass Furnace Life......Page 223
PROCESS CONTROL AND MODELING......Page 225
Non-Isothermal Pendant Drops of Molten Glass: Part 1......Page 227
ICG TC21 Modeling of Glass Melting Processes–How Reliable and Validated Simulation Tools can Help to Improve Glass Melting Efficiency and Productivity......Page 243
Proper Modeling of Radiative Heat Transfer in Clear Glass Melts......Page 265
Novel Method for Stress Inspection of Tempered or Thermally Strengthened Glass......Page 275
Author Index......Page 283