S. K. Sundaram - 74th Conference on Glass Problems. Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 35, Issue 1

74th Conference on Glass Problems

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Foreword

The 74th Glass Problem Conference is organized by the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802 and The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council, Westerville, OH 43082. The Program Director was S. K. Sundaram, Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802. The Conference Director was Robert Weisenburger Lipetz, Executive Director, Glass Manufacturing Industry Council, Westerville, OH 43082. The themes and chairs of five half-day sessions were as follows:

Batching and Forming
Phil Tucker, Johns Manville, Denver, CO and Ken Bratton, Emhart Glass Research Inc., Windsor, CT

Glass Melting
Glenn Neff, Glass Service, Stuart, FL and Martin Goller, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY

Modeling, Sensing, and Control
Bruno Purnode, Owens Corning Composite Solutions, Granville, OH and Larry McCloskey, Toledo Engineering Company, Toledo, OH

Refractories I
Matthew Wheeler, RHI US LTD, Batavia, OH and Thomas Dankert, Owens-Illinois, Perrysburg, OH

Warren Curtis, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA and Elmer Sperry, Libbey Glass, Toledo, OH

Refractories II
Andrew Zamurs, Rio Tinto Minerals, Greenwood, CO and Martin Goller, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY

Preface

In continuing the tradition that dates back to 1934, this volume is a collection of papers presented at the 74th Glass Problems Conference (GPC) published as the 2013 edition of the collected papers. The manuscripts included in this volume are reproduced as furnished by the presenting authors, but were reviewed prior to the presentation and submission by the respective session chairs. These chairs are also the members of the GPC Advisory Board. I appreciate all the assistance and support by the Board members. The American Ceramic Society and myself did minor editing and formatting of these papers. Neither Alfred University nor GMIC is responsible for the statements and opinions expressed in this volume.

As the Program Director of the GPC, I enjoy continuing this tradition of serving the glass industries. I am thankful to all the presenters at the 74th GPC and the authors of these papers. The 74th GPC continues to grow stronger with the support of the teamwork and audience. I appreciate all the support from the members of Advisory Board. Their volunteering sprit, generosity, professionalism, and commitment were critical to the high quality technical program at this Conference. I also appreciate continuing support and leadership from the Conference Director, Mr. Robert Weisenburger Lipetz, Executive Director of GMIC. I look forward to working with the entire team in the future.

S. K. SUNDARAM

Alfred, NY

January 2014

Acknowledgements

It is a great pleasure to acknowledge the dedicated service, advice, and team spirit of the members of the Glass Problems Conference Advisory Board in planning this Conference, inviting key speakers, reviewing technical presentations, chairing technical sessions, and reviewing manuscripts for this publication:

Kenneth BrattonEmhart Glass Research Inc. Hartford, CT

Warren CurtisPPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

Thomas DankertOwens-Illinois, Inc., Perrysburg, OH

Martin H GollerCorning Incorporated, Corning, NY

Uyi IyohaPraxair Inc., Tonawanda, NY

Robert LipetzGlass Manufacturing Industry Council, Westerville, OH

Laura LoweNorth American Refractory Company, Pittsburgh, PA

Larry McCloskeyAnchor Acquisition, LLC, Lancaster, OH

Jack MilesH.C. Stark, Coldwater, MI

Glenn NeffGlass Service USA, Inc., Stuart, FL

Bruno PurnodeOwens Corning Composite Solutions, Granville, OH

Jans SchepOwens-Illinois, Inc., Perrysburg, PA

Elmer SperryLibbey Glass, Toledo, OH

Phillip J. TuckerJohns Manville, Denver, CO

James M. UhlikToledo Engineering Co., Inc., Toledo, OH

Mathew WheelerRHI US LTD, Batavia, OH

Andrew ZamursRio Tinto Minerals, Greenwood, CO

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