A Collection of Papers Presented at the 66th Conference on Glass Problems: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume

This book provides a state-of-the-art collection of papers presented at the 66th Conference on Glass Problems at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in October of 2005.  Content: Chapter 1 First Industrial Results of Alglass Sun Operation (pages 3–18): Bertrand Leroux, Jean?Franclois Simon, Alban Poirier, Gabriel Constantin, Youssef Joumani and Remi TsiavaChapter 2 On?Line Oxygen Sensor for the Tin Bath in Float Glass Production Lines (pages 19–46): Paul R. Laimbouck and Ruud G. C. BeerkensChapter 3 An Advanced Control System to Increase Glass Quality and Glass Production Yields Based on GS ESLLI Technology (pages 33–45): H. P. H. Muijsenberg, G. Neff, Josef MUller, J. Chmelar, R. Bodi and F. MatustikjChapter 4 Breaking the Boundaries of Pid (pages 47–52): Megan Kornowa?Weichel and Steve NixonChapter 5 Service Experience and Postmortem Analysis of High Alumina Crown Refractories from E?Glass Furnaces (pages 54–67): Gregory Canute, Howard Winkelbauer and Mathew WheelerChapter 6 Silica Loss in Crowns by Reactions with Glass Melt Vapours (pages 69–80): R. G. C. BeerkensChapter 7 Techniques for Upgrading Dust Collection Systems (pages 82–90): Thomas GodbeyChapter 8 The Influence of Batch Segregation and Bulk Flow on Glass Quality (pages 91–103): Roger A. BarnumChapter 9 Measurements of Batch and Cullet Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (pages 105–118): Joseph C. Craparo, Arel Weisberg and Robert De SaroChapter 10 Glass Batch Raw Material Transportation: Expensive and Unreliable (pages 119–127): Robert MorrowChapter 11 Amber Glass ? 40 Years of Lessons Learned (pages 129–139): C. Philip and David D. MyersChapter 12 The Use of Borates in Glass Melting (pages 141–154): J. Simon and Mark D. NoirotChapter 13 Effect of Key Oxides, Including Li2O. On Reducing the Melt Viscosity and Energy Demand of E?Glass Compositions (pages 155–165): F. T. Wallenberger, R. J. Hicks and A. T. BierhalsChapter 14 Recycling of Cullet into Flat Glass Melting Furnaces (pages 168–179): Andreas KasperChapter 15 Recycling in Container Glass Production: Present Problems in European Glass Industry (pages 181–202): Ruud G. C. Beerkens and Engelbert van SantenChapter 16 Contribution to the Characterization of Dust Emissions of Glass Melting Furnaces (pages 203–214): Andreas Kasper, Ernst Carduck, Monika Manges, Herbert Stadelmann and Jurgen Klinkers