S. K. Sundaram 
77th Conference on Glass Problems [PDF ebook] 
A Collection of Papers Presented at the 77th Conference on Glass Problems, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH, November 7-9, 2016, Volume 38, Issue 1

Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
OPERATIONS
Glass Plant Audits–Three Case Studies in Glass Production 3
Problems and Their Solutions
J. M. Uhlik
Furnace Design and Operation for the Long Term 19
D. Boothe
CONTROLS
Energy Reduction with Model Based Predictive Control 33
M. Powys and D. Armagost, M. P. H. Muijsenberg, R. Bodi, J. Muller, J. David, and G. Neff
Smart Manufacturing for Continuous, High-Technology 45
Glass Production
D. Kuhn and J. Ahrens
Optimal Control Strategy for Predictive Compensation of Gas 55
Quality Fluctuations in Glass Melting Furnances
P. Hemmann
ENERGY
New Furnace Design Solution Breaks the 3 Gigajoules per Ton 67
Benchmark Limit
M. Lindig-Nikolaus
Ox-Fuel Tableware Furnace with Novel Oxygen- and Natural 73
Gas Preheating System
T. Görüney, Ne et Arzan, Süleyman Koç, O. Öztürk and H. ahin, H. Kim and T. Kang, Y. Joumani, X. Paubel, and L. Jarry
Advanced Heat Recovery for Ox-Fuel Fired Glass Furnaces with 83
Plus Technology
S. Laux, U. Iyoha, R. Bell, J. Pedel, A. Francis, K.T. Wu, and H. Kobayashi
Improving Energy Efficiency of Glass Furnances 93
M. van Kersbergen, and S. Lessmann
Optimization of Combustion Settings: An Energy Efficient Approach to the Reduction of Emissions by Glass Melting Furnaces 103
S. Tiozzo, W. Battaglia, R. Dall’Igna, and A. Migatta
MELTING
Impact of Redox in Industrial Glass Melting and Importance of 115
Redox Control
M. Hubert, A. J. Faber, H. Sesigur, F. Akmaz, S-R. Kahl, E. Alejandro, and T. Maehara
MODELING AND FORMING
Fluid Dynamics Analysis Leading to Innovative Glass 131
Homogenization Device ‘Arctwister’
A. Fuchs
Non-Isothermal Glass Moulding of Complex LED Optics 141
H. Kreilkamp, A. T. Vu, O. Dambon, and ND F. Klocke
REFRACTORIES
Tin Bath Block Evolution and Development: A Case of Toil, 153
Endeavour and Fears
Christopher J. Windle
New Oxy-Combustion Crown Efficient Flue Gas 167
Heat Recovery
W. Kuhn and A. Reynolds
Extending the Life of Fused Cast Ceramics 171
R. Mc Grath and J. Crowe
Enhanced Radar Control for High Performance Bottom Paving 179
J-G. Vuillermet, M. Gaubil, I. Cabodi, and O. Bories
High Performance Superstructure Concept for Container Glass 187
Furnaces
B. C. Snow and T. Close
Enhanced Hydrated Lime–A Simple Solution for Acid Gas 201
Compliance
G. Hunt and M. Sewell

S. K. SUNDARAM, Ph D, is an Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Alfred University. Before joining Alfred University, Dr. Sundaram was a chief materials scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He joined the PNNL in 1994 as a post-doctoral fellow and became a senior research scientist in 1996. He was then promoted to chief materials scientist in January 2002. Dr. Sundaram is internationally recognized for interdisciplinary research. He has made over 100 technical presentations, edited/contributed to twelve books, published over eighty peer-reviewed publications and technical reports, mentored/supported over forty-five students, and organized/co-organized several national and international symposia on advanced topics in materials science. He is also a co-inventor in three issued patents and two provisional patent applications.