75th Conference on Glass Problems

S. K. Sundaram is an Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Alfred University (starting from January 1, 2011). Before joining Alfred University, Dr. Sundaram was a Materials Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He joined the PNNL in 1994 as a post-doctoral fellow and became a Senior Research Scientist in 1996. He was promoted to Chief Materials Scientist in January 2002. On technical front, he has been working on several aspects of advanced transformational materials science and engineering, focused on glass, ceramics, and semiconductors for various applications in energy, environment, health care, and national security. Dr. Sundaram is internationally recognized for interdisciplinary research. He has made over 100 technical presentations, edited/contributed to 11 books, published over 75 peer-reviewed publications and technical reports, mentored/supported over 40 students, and organized/co-organized several national and international symposia on advanced topics in materials science. He also has three issued patents and two provisional patent applications.  Dr. Sundaram is the member of several scientific societies including the American Ceramic Society, and the recipient of prestigious awards.

• Foreword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiiGlass MeltingEffect of Dissolved Water on Physical Properties of Soda-Lime- Silicate Glasses 3Udaya K. Vempati and Terence J. ClarkComparison of SEM/EDX Analysis to Petrographic Techniques for Identifying the Composition of Stones in Glass 13Brian Collins, Gary Smay, and Henry DimmickFormingMulti Gob Weight Production 29Xu Ding, Jonathan Simon, Angelo Dinitto, and Andreas HelfensteinClosed Loop Control of Glass Container Forming 37Jonathan Simon and Andreas HelfensteinHard Glass—Commercial Progress of Thermally Strengthened Container Glass 55Ken Bratton, Steven Brown, Tim Ringuette, and Dubravko StuhneEnergy and EnvironmentalOxygen Enhanced NOx Reduction (OENR) Technology for Glass Furnaces 69J. Pedel, H. Kobayashi, J. de Diego Rincón, U. Iyoha, E. Evenson, G. Cnossen, and P. ZuccaU.S. Air Regulations Involving Glass Manufacturing 85Steven B. SmithNew Combustion Technique for Reducing NOx and CO2 Emissions from a Glass Furnace 93R.S. Pont, N. Fricker, I. Alliat, Y. Agniel, and L. KayaEnvironment and Energy: Flue Gas Treatment and Production of Electrical Power in the Glass Industry 107Alessandro Monteforte and Francesco ZattiOPTIMELT™ Regenerative Thermo-Chemical Heat Recovery for Oxy-Fuel Glass Furnaces 113A. Gonzalez, E. Solorzano, C. Lagos, G. Lugo, S. Laux, K.T. Wu, R.L. Bell, A. Francis, and H. KobayashiRefractoriesWear of Basic Refractories in Glass Tank Regenerators 123David J. Michael, H. Edward Wolfe, and Laura A. LoweModern and Competitive Regenerator Designs for Glass Industry 143Sébastien BourdonnaisSensors and ControlDetection of Early Stage Glass Penetration and Weak Refractory Spots on Furnace Walls 157Yakup Bayram, Alexander C. Ruege, Eric K. Walton, Peter Hagan, Elmer Sperry, Dan Cetnar, Robert Burkholder, Gokhan Mumcu, and Steve WeiserFast and Objective Measurement of Residual Stresses in Glass 165Henning KatteFeeder Expert Control System for Improved Containers 177Fred AkerModeling3-D Transient Non-Isothermal CFD Modeling for Gob Formation 185Jian Jiao, Oluyinka Bamiro, David Lewis, and Xuelei ZhuModeling of Heat Transfer and Gas Flows in Glass Furnace Regenerators 201Oscar Verheijen, Andries Habraken, and Heike GrambergEnergy Analysis for Preheating and Modeling of Heat Transfer from Flue Gas to a Granule 207Liming Shi, Udaya Vempati, and Sutapa BhaduriLaboratory Facilities for Simulation of Essential Process Steps in Industrial Glass Furnaces 223Mathi Rongen, Mathieu Hubert, Penny Marson, Stef Lessmann, and Oscar VerheijenHeat Transfer in Glass Quenching for Glass Tempering 235Carlos J. Garciamoreno, David A. Everest, and Arvind AtreyaAuthor Index 253