The 71st edition of the Conference on Glass Problems, to be held 19-20 October 2010, in Fawcett Centre, the Ohio State University, is an established event in the international glass industry calendar,…
The 71st edition of the Conference on Glass Problems, to be held 19-20 October 2010, in Fawcett Centre, the Ohio State University, is an established event in the international glass industry calendar, attracting North America “s leading glass technologists, equipment and materials suppliers and specialists from the world of glass. The conference also includes a Glass Problems Vendor area where the industry“s equipment and materials suppliers are invited to promote their products and services to delegates via a cost-effective tabletop exhibition. This year“s conference is sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the Ohio State University, and has Charles H. Drummond, III as its director. Topics of the conference will include glass melting, with papers entitled Recent Developments of Batch and Cullet Preheating in Europe – Practical Experiences and Implications; Oxy-Fuel Conversion Reduces Fuel Consumption in Fiberglass Melting; Solar Glass Melting; Modelling the Impact of Basin Wall Wear on Furnace Performance; Integrated Air Quality Control for Float Glass Furnace. The Glass Science, Defects and Safety session will discuss Heavy Metal Issues – In and out of Glass; A Look at the Chemical Strengthening Process: Alkali Alumino Silicate Glass vs. Soda-Lime Glass; Studying Bubble Glass Defects Caused by Refractories; The Approach to Analysis of Cords and Inclusions in Glass; Cat Scratch Cord Dispersal; Innovative Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Materials for the Glass Industry; Tools Used to Improve Operational Safety in Johns Manville Glass Plants. The Refractories and Recycling session will deal with Extra Clear Glass Refractory Selection: A Follow-up; Refractory Issues and Glass Processing and Preventative Solutions; Fuel Savings with High Emissivity Coatings; Regenerator Temperature Modeling for Proper Refractory Selection; Thinking Green: Recycling in the Refractory Industry; Recycling of Post-Consumer Glass: Energy Savings, CO2 Emission Reduction, Effects on Glass Quality and Glass Melting; Characterization and Improvement of Gob Delivery System. The session on Controls and Raw Materials will present papers regarding Model Based Process Control for Glass Furnace Operation; Taking Full Benefit of Oxygen Sensors and Automatic Control; Overview of Lime-Based Products/Raw Materials for Glass Manufacturing; Batch Wetting Revisited; A Historical Perspective on Silica and the Glass Industry in the USA; Low-Iron Batch Processing. For further information, contact: 71st Conference on Glass Problems, Tel: +7 – 614.292.8571; Fax: +1 – 614. 292.0492; drummond@matsceng.ohio-state.edu; www:glassproblems.com.