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<p>Foreword ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>Acknowledgments xiii</p> <p><b>MELTING AND MODELING</b></p> <p>Experiences with an Oxygen-Fired Container Glass Furnace with Silica Crown-1 4 Years-a World Record? 3<br /><i>Jan J. Schep</i></p> <p>Fining of Glass Melts: What We Know about Fining Processes Today 13<br /><i>Ruud Beerkens</i></p> <p>All-Electric Furnaces for High Quality Demands in a Wide Range of Glass Compositions 29<br /><i>Lars Biennek, Harald Jodeit, and Hans-Jurgen Linz</i></p> <p>Laboratory Experiments and Mathematical Modeling Can Solve Furnace Operational Problems 4<br /><i>H. P. H. Muijsenberg, J. Ullrich and G. Neff</i></p> <p>Applications of Model Based Control in Float and Fiberglass 59<br /><i>Ron Finch</i></p> <p>LCD Glass Manufacturing for a Global Industry 69<br /><i>Daniel A. Nolet</i></p> <p><b>REFRACTORIES</b></p> <p>Buying Refractories in China 79<br /><i>Charles E. Semler</i></p> <p>Refractories for a Global Glass Market 89<br /><i>Sarah Baxendale and Nigel Longshaw</i></p> <p>History of Hot Repairs-Past, Present and Future 101<br /><i>David T. Boothe</i></p> <p>Water-cooled Refractory Shapes for Harsh Forehearth Superstructure Applications 111<br /><i>Walter L. Evans, Luke Evans, and Christopher W. Hughes</i></p> <p>A New Silica Brick Without Lime Bonding 115<br /><i>Gotz Heilemann, Stefan Postrach, Rongxing Bei, Bernhard Schmalenbach, and Klaus Santowski</i></p> <p><b>COMBUSTION AND ENERGY SAVINGS</b></p> <p>An Improved Solution for Oxy-Fuel Fired Glass Melting Furnaces 123<br /><i>Matthias Lindig</i></p> <p>Batch Preheating on Container Glass Furnaces 133<br /><i>Hansjurgen Barklage-Hilgefort</i></p> <p>Energy Saving Options for Glass Furnaces and Recovery of Heat from Their Flue Gases and Experiences with Batch and Cullet Pre-Heaters Applied in the Glass Industry 143<br /><i>Ruud Beerkens</i></p> <p>Industrial Results of ALGLASS FH Oxy Fuel Forehearth Burner Operation 163<br /><i>Robert Kalcevic, Remi Tsiava, Ryuji Fujinurna, Chendhill Periasarny, Rajeev Prabhakar, and George Todd</i></p> <p>Float Fire Gas Fired System for Tin Float Lines 173<br /><i>Jim Roberts, Herb Gessler, and Gary Deren</i></p> <p>Evaluation and Implementation of X-Ray Analysis of Raw Materials Using Borate Fusion Samples 177<br /><i>Neal T. Nichols and Brian D. Mitchell</i></p> <p>Glass Surface Corrosion and Protective Interleaving Systems 181<br /><i>Paul F. Duffer</i></p> <p><b>ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND NEW PRODUCTS</b></p> <p>Megatrends in the Commercial Glazing Market-A Challenge for the Glass Industry 191<br /><i>James J. Finley</i></p> <p>Looking Windward: Fiber Glass in the Energy Markets 203<br /><i>Cheryl A. Richards</i></p> <p>Current Glass Furnace Air Emission Compliance Issues 215<br /><i>C. Philip Ross</i></p> <p>Global Warming and Sustainability of the Glass Industry 227<br /><i>Guy Tackels</i></p> <p>Author Index 235</p>

<b>Charles H. Drummond, III,</b> received his PhD from Harvard University in 1974 and his research interests are primarily focused on the structure and properties of amorphous solids or glasses. This includes bulk glasses of scientific and commercial interest and glasses present in crystalline materials. Dr. Drummond is the director of the Annual Conference on Glass Problems, and has received the Governor's Award for Emerging Technology and the Cramer Award from the American Ceramic Society.

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