Industrial Glass Melting

Process Fundamentals and Transport Phenomena

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book brings together all of the critical topics from glass science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and mathematical simulation important for industrial glass melting processes. In so doing, the volume fosters a working knowledge of important fundamental concepts and engineering approaches needed for technologic development and innovation in the glass formulation, fabrication, physical properties/performance, and R&D. Providing a fundamentals-based understanding of the processes and the phenomena associated with industrial glass melting, the book is ideal for scientists and engineers working in industry as well as students of materials engineering related to glass, minerals, and metals.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-11
Mått210 x 279 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor690
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783032282248

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Dr. Manoj Choudhary is an Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University, following a 36-year career in R&D at Owens Corning (OC). At OC, he established and led computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of glass melting and polymeric extrusion processes and contributed to major developments in these technologies.He earned his Sc.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and MS and B.Tech. (Honors) in Chemical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, respectively.His professional work has focused on applying transport phenomena, thermodynamics, engineering analysis, and CFD to advancing sustainable materials manufacturing. He has held leadership roles in several organizations, including President of the International Commission on Glass (ICG). Dr. Choudhary is an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics and recipient of numerous international awards, including the ICG President’s Award and the L. David Pye Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Ceramic Society.

Introduction: Objective, Scope, and Organization of the Book.- Glass Manufacturing Process.- Glass Chemistry and Composition.- Selected Properties of Glass Forming Melts.- Conservation Laws and Transport Equations.- Viscous Flow and Heat Transfer Phenomena.- Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer Phenomena.- Radiation Heat Transfer in Glass Melts.- Radiation Heat Transfer in the Combustion Chamber.- Dimensional Analysis and Heat and Mass Transfer Correlations.- Thermochemical Processes in Glass Batch Melting.- Heat Transfer in Glass Furnace Foam.- Fundamentals of Electric Glass Melting.- Environmental Emissions from Glass Melting.