68th Conference on Glass Problems, Volume 29, Issue 1

Foreword ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Batch Plant Dust Collection--An Engineered Approach to DustReduction 1 Don Feuerstein, Barney Olson, and Natalie Gaydos Forehearth Coloring Advancements 11 John M. Bauer Gob Temperature Control 23 Brent lllingworth, Jim Knope, Steve Nixon, Alan White, and JulianRailey Applications and Challenges for Infrared Temperature Measurementin Glass Manufacturing with an Emphasis on Tempering ofLow-Emissivity Glass 39 James Earle and Frank Schneider Industrial Experiences with a New Surface Treatment Technology47 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 PatternedSuperhydrophobic Surfaces 65 Bharat Bhushan and Yong Chae Jung Critical Thinking 75 David Kaiman and Alison Lazenby Glass Melting at Coming'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 Process115 Bruno A. Purnode, Raj Venuturumilli, Jaydeep Kulkarni, LewisCollins, 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-FuelFired Glass Furnaces 137 H. Kobayashi, E. Evenson, and Y. Xue Innovations in Container Glass Production in Central and EasternEurope 149 Günter Lubitz Tin Bath Bottom Blocks--Challenges and New Solutions159 Götz Heilemann, Bernhard Schmalenbach, Thomas Weichert, andKlaus Santowski Electric Forehearths for Borosilicate Glasses--A RecentView 171 Peter R.H. Davies, Alex J.R. Davies, Douglas H. Davis, ChristopherJ. Hoyle, and Larry McCloskey Low NOx Combustion in Regenerative Glass Furnaces 187 Ruud Beerkens and Hans van Limpt Advanced Cleanfire® HRi(TM) Oxy-Fuel BoostingApplication Lowers Emissions and Reduces Fuel Consumption 203 Michael Habel, Kevin Lievre, Julian Inskip, Jan Viduna, and RichardHuang Oxygen Enrichment: Recognizing and Addressing the Hazards213 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 aninsulation Fiberglass (C-Glass) Electric Melter 229 Howard Winkelbauer and Mathew Wheeler Structure, Microstructure and Refractory Performance 249 Nigel Longshaw Author Index 263