Comprehensive review of the high-quality technical program presented at the 83rd Conference on Glass Problems
This volume of 83rd Conference on Glass Problems is a collection of papers presented at the 83rd year of the Glass Problems Conference (GPC) in 2022, delivering the newest research, data, and information relevant to the field. 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. The GPC continues the tradition of publishing the papers that goes back to 1934.
The 83rd Conference on Glass Problems (GPC) was organized by the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, The New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802, and The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC), Westerville, OH 43082. The Program Director was S. K. Sundaram, Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, The New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802. The Conference Director was Bob Lipetz, Executive Director, GMIC, Westerville, OH 43082.
Sample topics covered in 83rd Conference on Glass Problems include:
- Quality, covering digital measurement of cord stresses in container glass and how/why electrical systems will become the gas skits of the future
- Melting and control, covering all-electric-forehearth design with zero emissions and the fully compartmentalized glass furnace
- Refractories and raw materials, covering how the electrification of glass furnaces will impact refractories and future-proofing your dust collection system best practices
- Combustion and sustainability, covering advances in glass industry energy savings using heat oxycombustion and blue and green hydrogen production
Providing an edited overview of the high-quality technical program, 83rd Conference on Glass Problems is an essential read for all professionals in the glass and ceramics industries who are looking to stay up to date on the state of the art in their respective fields.
