Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Batch Plant Dust Collection-An Egingered Approach to Dust Reduction 1 Don Feuerstein, Barney Olson, and Natalie Gaydos
Forehearth Coloring Advancements 11 John M. Bauer
Gob Temperature Control 23 Brent Illingworth, Jim Knooe, Steve Nixon, Alan White, and Julian Railey
Applications and Challenges for Infrared Temperature Measurement in Glass Manufacturing with an Emphasis on Tempering of Low-Emissivity 39 James Earle and Frank Schneider
Industrial Experiences with a New Surface Treatment Technology 47 Heiko Hessenkemper
What is the Ideal Glass Batch Depth of a Glass Furnace? 57 E. Muijsenberg, M. Muijsenberg, J. Chmelar, and Glenn Neff
Effects of Surface Structure on Wetting of Patterned Superhydrophobic Surfaces 65 Bharat Bhushan and Yong Chae Jung
Critical Thinking 75 David Kalman and Alison Lazenby
Glass Melting at Corning's Research Facility 85 David McEnroe and Michael J. Snyder
Small Scale Melting Platforms for Problem Solving 93 Michael J. Snyder and David McEnroe
Solving Glass Problems 101 Melissa Mesko and J. T. Fisk
Numerical Simulation of the Submerged Combustion Melting Process 115 Bruno A. Purnode, Raj Venuturumilli, Jaydeep Kulkarni, Lewis Collins, and Grigory Aronchik
Operation of a Pilot-Scale Submerged Combustion Melter 125 David Rue, Walter Kunc, and Grigory Aronchik
Development of an Advanced Batch/Cullet Preheater for Oxy-Fuel Fired Glass Furnaces 137 H. Kobayashi, E. Evenson, and Y. Xue
Innovations in Container Glass Production in Central and Eastern Europe 149 Günter Lubitz
Tin Bath Bottom Blocks-Challenges New Solutions 159 Götz Heilemann, Bernhard Schmalenba, Thomas Weichert, and Klaus Santowski
Electric Forehearths for Borosilicate Glasses-A Recent View 171 Peter R.H. Davies, Alex J.R. Davies, Douglas H. Davis, Christopher J. Hoyle, and Larry McCloskey
Low NOx Combustion in Regenerative Glass Furnaces 187 Ruud Beerkens and Harsan Limpt
Advanced Cleanfire® HRITM Oxy-Fuel Boosting Application Lowers Emissions and Reduces Fuel Consumption 203 Michael Habel, Kevin Lievre, Julian Inskip, Jan Viduna, and Richard Huang
Oxygen Enrichment: Recognizing and Addressing the Hazards 213 Robert L. Martrich, Joseph W. Slusser, and Kevin A. Lievre
Chromium VI: Concerns, Compliance and Controls 221 Terry L. Berg and Carlos E. Davis
Examination of a Used Chrome-Alumina Monolithic Lining from an Insulation Fiberglass (C-Glass) Electric Melter 229 Howard Winkelbauer and Mathew Wheeler
Structure, Microstructure and Refractory Performance 249 Nigel Longshaw
Author Index 263