Date: 12 October 2009
Attendees from around the world will meet for two days and discuss the latest innovations and solutions to manufacturing issues and the future of the glass industry. The Conference on Glass Problems is proudly sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University.
Schedule
Tuesday, October 13
8:00 am Tabletop Exhibits
9:00 am Welcome
-Gregory N. Washington, Interim Dean, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University
-Rudolph Buchheit, Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Glass Melting
Session Chairs: Ruud Beerkens, TNO Glass Technology – Glass Group, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Tom Dankert, O-I, Toledo OH and Larry McCloskey, Toledo Engineering, Toledo OH
1. Rapid Refining of Submerged Combustion Melter Product Glass
David Rue, Gas Technology Institute, Bruno Purnode, Owens Corning, Granville OH and Aaron Huber, Johns Manville, Denver CO
2. Modeling of the Quality of Glass Melting Processes
Adriaan Lankhorst, Andries Habraken, Mathi Rongen and Dries Hegen, TNO Glass Group, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
10:00–10:30 am Coffee Break and Tabletop Exhibits
3. Process Optimization of the Glass Forming Process by Advanced 3D Forming Models
Erik Muijsenberg, Glass Service, Maastricht, The Netherlands
4. Operational Experience of an Oxy-Fuel Glass Melter using an Improved Silica Crown and Wide Flame Burners
Alonso Gonzalez., Grupo Pavisa, Naucalpan, MX, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, Praxair, Tonawanda NY, John T. Brown, GMIC, Corning NY, Len Switzer, Praxair, Burr Ridge IL and Euan Evenson, Praxair, Tonawanda NY
5. C’mon, Level with Me
Terry Berg, CertainTeed, Athens GA
12:00 noon Luncheon
Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, Banquet Rooms Tabletop Exhibits
1:30 pm The Future of the Glass Industry and Environmental Regulations
Session Chairs: Dick Bennett, Johns Manville, Littleton CO, Terry Berg, CertainTeed, Athens GA and Phil Ross, Glass Industry Consulting, Laguna Niguel CA
6. Managing Energy and Climate Risks in the Glass Industry
Peter Garforth, Garforth International, Toledo OH
7. How Big is my Carbon Footprint
Todd J Seifried, Christopher J Hoyle and Douglas H. Davis, Toledo Engineering, Toledo OH
8. ICG: A Global Cooperation in the Challenging World of Glass
Fabiano Nicoletti, Stevanato Group, Piombino Deve, Italy and René Vacher, University of Montpellier and CNRS, Montepellier, France
9. Particle Size Measurements in the Flue Gas of Glass Melting Furnaces - An ICG-TC 13 Activity
Andreas Kasper, Saint Gobain, Herzogenrath, Germany, Simon Slade, NSG / Pilkington Group, Ormskirk , United Kingdom, Dilek Bolcan, Siseçam, Istanbul, Turkey and Guy van Marcke de Lummen, Asahi Glass, Jumet, Belgium
10. Ceramic Filter Elements for Emission Control and NOX Reduction at High Temperatures
Andrew Startin, Clear Edge, Seckington, United Kingdom
11. Requirements for Glass Compositions for Solar Applications
A. Ganjoo, L. J. Shelestak, J. W. McCamy and M. Arbab, PPG Industries, Cheswick PA
12. Materials and Geo-Political Strategies
Peter Wray, American Ceramic Society, Columbus OH
4:00–5:30 pm Tabletop Exhibits
Wednesday, October 14
8:00 am Energy
Session Chairs: Martin H. Goller, Corning, Corning NY, Elmer Sperry, Libbey Glass, Toledo OH and Carsten Weinhold, Schott, Dyrea PA
13. Coal Pyrolysis and Char Gasification – Without the “Mess” of the “Dirt”
Albert Calderon, Energy Independence of America, Bowling Green OH
14. Syngas Production - Pyrolysis / Steam Reforming for Libbey Glass
Douglas Struble, Red Lion Bio-Energy, Maumee OH
15. Heat Recovery on a 500 MT/D Float Furnace
Niels A. Rozendaal, OPTIMUM Environmental & Energy Technologies, Arnhem, The Netherlands
16. Macro Energy Balances
John Brown, GMIC, Columbus OH
17. Stack Gas Calculation Issues
C. Philip Ross, Glass Industry Consulting, Laguna Niguel CA
10:00–10:30 am Coffee Break and Tabletop Exhibits
18. Increase of Glass Production Efficiency and Energy Efficiency with Model-Based Predictive Control
Menno Eisenga and Erik Muijsenberg, Glass Service, Maastricht, The Netherlands and Jörg Buchmayer, Gerresheimer Lohr, Lohr, Germany
19. Gob Assist, an Indispensable Tool for the Glass Industry
Joop Dalstra, XPAR Vision, Groningen, The Netherlands
20. Temperature Distributions in Glass Gobs between Shears and Blank Mold: Calculations and Measurements
Hayo Müller-Simon, Gesine Bergmann, HVG, Offenbach, Germany
12:00 noon Luncheon
Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, Banquet Rooms Tabletop Exhibits
1:30 pm Refractories
Session Chairs: Warren F. Curtis, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh PA, Dan Wishnick, Siemens, Spring House PA and John Tracey, North American Refractories, Cincinnati OH
21. Postmortem of a Conventional Silica Brick from a Soda-Lime Float Glass Furnace Crown
Warren Curtis, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh PA
22. Respirable Ceramic Fibers
Joe Ventura, Safety Controls Technology, Bedford Heights OH
23. Refractory Solutions for Extra-White Glasses
Michele Blackburn, Saint Gobain SEFPRO, Louisville KY
24. Testing and Performance of Fusion-Cast Refractories
Amul Gupta and Kevin Selkregg, RHI Monofrax, Falconer, NY and Roland Heidrich, RHI Refel, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
25. Mullite Regenerators - An Optimum Solution
Chris Windle, DSF Refractories & Minerals, Nr. Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Download the Conference brochure (PDF)
MAP Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, The Ohio State University
For Further Information:
70th Conference on Glass Problems
225 Mount Hall
1050 Carmack Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.292.8571
Fax: 614. 292.0492
www.glassproblems.com
Conference Director
Charles H. Drummond
614.292.6732
drummond@matsceng.ohio-state.edu
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