72nd Conference on Glass Problems

CHARLES H. DRUMMOND, III, PhD, recently retired from The Ohio State University as Emeritus Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Drummond has been the Director of the Annual Conference on Glass Problems since 1974 and is a recipient of the Ohio Governor's Emerging Technology Award and the American Ceramic Society's Cramer Award.

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiiGLASS MELTINGOptimization of Burners in Oxygen-Gas Fired Glass Furnace 3Marco van Kersbergen, Ruud Beerkens, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, and Hisashi KobayashiFuture Energy-Efficient and Low-Emissions Glass Melting Processes 15Ruud Beerkens, Hans van Limpt, Adriaan Lankhorst, and Piet van SantenMathematical Modeling to Optimize a Furnace Length by Width Ratio 33Erik Muijsenberg, Marketa Muijsenberg, Tomas Krobot, and Glenn NeffA Summary of Almost 50 Years of Glass Furnace Preheating 53George KopserIs 50% Energy Efficiency Improvement Possible in the Glass Product and Production Chain in 2030? 65Leon WijshoffREFRACTORIESConception of Modern Glass Furnace Regenerators 75Stefan Postrach, Elias Carillo, Mathew Wheeler, and Götz HeilemannNew Cruciform Solutions to Upgrade Your Regenerator 91D. Lechevalier, I. Cabodi, O. Citti, M. Gaubil, and J. PoiretBonded Solutions for the Container Market 105Thierry Azencot and Michele BlackburnLow-Cost Fused Cast Refractories: Some Peculiarities and Connection with Glass Defects 113P. Carlo RattoMullite, Spinel & Calcium Aluminate—Leading the Way for Long Campaign/Energy Efficient Modern Glass Furnace Construction 121Chris Windle, Trevor Wilson, and Rhiannon WebsterMoZr02—A New Material for Glass Melting Electrodes and Molybdenum Glass Tank Reinforcements—Experiences and Insights 135Mike Ferullo and Rudolf HolzknechtPROCESS CONTROLChanging of Gob Temperature from Spout to Blank 147Gesine Bergmann, Hayo Müller-Simon, Nils-Holger Löber, and Kristina KesslerHigh Viscosity Glass Sheet Fabrication 159Daniel HawtofClosed Loop Control of Blank Mold Temperatures 167Jonathan Simon and Braden McDermottLEGISLATION, SAFETY, AND EMISSIONSThe U.S. Policy and Political Landscape and Its Potential Impacts on the Glass Industry: Through a Glass Darkly 179Shelley N. Fidler and Marisa HechtAchieving a Global Corporate Safety Culture 187Jeff HannisEmission Monitoring in the Glass Industry 193Steve RooszRECYCLING AND BATCH WETTINGDesign of a New 25 Ton per Hour Waste Glass Processing Plant for Rumpke 205Christian Makari and Stefan EbnerGlass Recycling Technology of Today 217Hoser MoserCord Testing using Thermal Shock: Virtue or Vice? 221Gary L. Smay and Henry M. Dimmick, Jr.To Wet or Not to Wet, That is the Question—Part B—Using Dry Batch 231Douglas H. Davis and Christopher J. HoyleBatch Wetting—Another Point of View 243John Brown, Hisashi Kobayashi, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, and Matthias LindigAuthor Index 257