70th Conference on Glass Problems, Volume 31, Issue 1

Charles H. Drummond, III, is a Professor at The Ohio State University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Columbus, Ohio. He is a recipient of the Ohio Governor's Award for Emerging Technology; is the Director for the Annual Conference on Glass Problems; and is a recipient of The American Ceramic Society's Cramer Award. His current research is concerned primarily with the structure and properties of amorphous solids or glasses. This includes bulk glasses of scientific and commercial interest and glasses present in crystalline materials. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1974.

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiiGLASS MELTINGRapid Refining of Submerged Combustion Melter Product Glass 3David Rue, Walter Kunc, John Wagner, Bruno Purnode, and Aaron HuberModeling the Quality of Glass Melting Processes 11Adriaan Lankhorst, Andries Habraken, Mathi Rongen, Philip Simons, and Ruud BeerkensProcess Optimization of the Glass Forming Process by Advanced  3D Forming Models 21Erik MuijsenbergOperational Experience of an Oxy-Fuel Fired Glass Melter Using an  Improved Silica Crown and Wide Flame Burners 33Alonso Gonzalez, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, John T. Brown, Len Switzer, Euan Evenson, Sho Kobayashi, and Cuauhtemoc LagosC'mon, Level with Me 45Terry BergTHE FUTURE OF THE GLASS INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSHow Big is My Carbon Footprint? 53Todd J. Seifried, Christopher J. Hoyle, and Douglas H. DavisICG: A Global Cooperation in the Challenging World of Glass 67Fabiano Nicoletti and René VacherParticle Size Measurements in the Flue Gas of Glass Melting  Furnaces 75Andreas Kasper, Simon Slade, Dilek Bolean, and Guy van Marcke de LummenCeramic Filter Elements for Emission Control on Glass Furnaces Efficient Multi-Pollutant Treatment in a Single Step 85Gary Elliott and Andrew StartinRequirements for Glass Compositions for Solar Applications 97A. Ganjoo, L. J. Shelestak, J. W. McCamy, and M. ArbabStrategic Materials: Strategic Planning, Geopolitical Forces and Risk Management 107Peter WrayENERGYRed Lion Bio-Energy—Syngas Production from a Novel Thermal Conversion Process of Coal/Biomass 121Douglas StrubleMacro Energy Balances 127John Brown and John NelsonGlass Furnace Stack Gas Calculation Issues 135C. Philip RossIncrease of Glass Production Efficiency and Energy Efficiency with Model-Based Predictive Control 143Erik Muijsenberg, Menno Eisenga, and Jörg BuchmayerTemperature Distributions in Glass Gobs between Shears and Blank Mold: Calculations and Measurements 151Hayo Müller-Simon, Gesine Bergmann, and Kristina KesslerREFRACTORIESPostmortem of a Conventional Silica Brick from a Soda-Lime Float Glass Furnace Crown 161Warren CurtisRefractory Ceramic Fibers 175Joe Ventura and Daniel M. WoodRefractory Solutions for Extra White Glasses 179Michèle Blackburn, L. Massard, and M. GaubilTesting and Performance of Fusion-Cast Refractories 189Amul Gupta, Kevin Selkregg, and Roland HeidrichMullite Regenerators—An Optimum Solution 203Chris Windle and Trevor WilsonAuthor Index 217

"The overall themes are glass melting, the future of the glass industry and environmental regulations, energy, and refractories. Topics of the 21 papers include modeling the quality of glass melting processes, the operational experience of an oxy-fuel fired glass melter using an improved silica crown and wide flame burners, measuring particle size in the flue gas of glass melting furnaces, requirements of glass compositions for solar applications, model-based predictive control to increase the efficiency of glass production and energy, calculating and measuring temperature distributions in glass gobs between shears and blank mold, postmortem of a conventional silica brick from a soda-lime float glass furnace crown, and refractory solutions for extra white glasses." (SciTech Book News, December 2010)