83rd Conference on Glass Problems, Ceramic Transactions Volume 271

Foreword vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

<b>Plenary 1</b>

Evolution of Refractory in the Glass Industry 3
<i>Stefan Postrach and Ignacio Ramirez</i>

How Big Is My Carbon Footprint...Revisited 15
<i>Christopher J. Hoyle</i>

Glass Melting of the Future 23
<i>H. P. H. Muijsenberg, Hans Mahrenholtz, G. Neff, S. Hakes, C. Jatzwauk, and A. Birle</i>

<b>Quality 43</b>

Digital Measurement of Cord Stresses in Container Glass 45
<i>Henning Katte</i>

The Electrical Systems Will Become the Gas Skits of the Future 59
<i>Rene Meuleman and Christian Collombet</i>

<b>Melting And Control 61</b>

All-Electric-Forehearth Design with Zero Emissions 63
<i>Christoph Jatzwauk, Stuart Hakes, and Hans Mahrenholtz</i>

The Fully Compartmentalized Glass Furnace 69
<i>Adam Polcyn</i>

5-Year Operating Experience with the Optimelt (TM) Heat Recovery Technology on a Tableware Furnace 79
<i>M. van Valburg, H. Kobayashi, and A. Aluri</i>

Modern Controller and Sensor Technology to Achieve Optimum Energy Efficiency 87
<i>Andries Habraken, Sjoerd Stelwagen, and Rui Carneiro</i>

<b>Refractories and Raw Materials 95</b>

How Will the Electrification of Glass Furnaces Impact Refractories? 97
<i>Isabelle Cabodi, Isabell Gross, Pierrick Vespa, Michel Gaubil, and Stephane Schaller</i>

Future-Proofing Your Dust Collection System Best Practices in Dust Collection for the Glass Industry 105
<i>Alysha Yinger and Kyle Billie</i>

<b>Combustion and Sustainability 111</b>

Partial Oxy-Fuel Conversion of Glass Forehearths: A Cost-Effective Way to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 50% 113
<i>J. Pedel, G. Kulkarni, S. Vijayan, and R. Nath</i>

Advances in Glass Industry Energy Savings using Heat Oxycombustion 119
<i>James McAndrew, Kenneth Kaiser, Bhupesh Dhungel, Jiefu Ma, Chendhil Periasamy, Remi Tsiava, Abou Ba, Mohand Amirat, Niomar Marcano, Xavier Paubel, Tam Lam, Luc Jarry, Emre Dumankaya, Nes?et Arzan, Bahtiyar Dalgic, and Erdinc? S?uekrue</i>

Blue and Green Hydrogen Production, Distribution, and Supply for the Glass Industry and the Potential Impact of Hydrogen Fuel Blending in Glass Furnaces 127
<i>Michael J. Gallagher, Ashwin Vinod, and Roger A. Dewing</i>

Design and Implementation of Optifire (TM) Flex Burner for Foam Reduction in Oxy-Fuel Glass Furnaces 137
<i>Robert L. Bell, Geert Cnossen, Robert Miller, Gaurav Kulkarni, and Hisashi Kobayashi</i>