Evolutionary and Revolutionary Strategies for Keeping Glass Viable
through the 21st Century
In Conjunction with 7th International Conference – Advances in Fusion
and Processing of Glass
Wednesday 30 July (PM) and Thursday 31 July (AM)
Rochester, N.Y.
Crowne Plaza Hotel
AGENDA
Wednesday, 30 July
1:30 – 2:00
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Tom Seward, & Michael
Greenman
2:00 – 2:45
Technical & Economic Assessment
Review and discussion
John Brown (GMIC),
Dr. Warren Wolf
(WW Wolf Services)
Three New Research Projects:
2:45 – 3:30
Submerged Combustion Melter
3:30 – 3:45
Break
3:45 – 4:15
“Plasmelt” - “High Intensity Plasma Glass Melter” Ron Gonterman and
Michael Weinstein (Plasmelt)
4:15 – 4:45
“Advanced Oxy-Fuel Fired Front End System” Dr. Christopher Jian
Owens Corning
4:45 – 5:15
European Perspective on alternatives for
Reducing Energy
7:00 – 9:00
Dinner
Dr. David Rue
GTI
Dr. Ruud Beerkens, TNO
Dr. James Seebold – Keynote Speaker –
“Challenging the U.S. Glass Industry to Excel!”
(see below**)
Thursday, 31 July
08:00 – 08:30 Energy Reduction Concepts
John Brown
08:30 – 09:30 “Breaking out of our mold - Glassmaking
as if we’d never done it before!”
(Three Views)
-Warren Wolf
-Dick Marshall (BOC Gases)
-(T.B.A.)
09:30 – 12:30 Panel Discussion and Workshop on
(w/ break)
Future Activities Relating to Improving
Melting Technology and Efficiency
Tom Seward, Ruud Beerkens
John Brown, Warren Wolf
Helmut Schaeffer
Facilitated by Jim Seebold
Focused around the following themes:
With the findings of the TEA, and the direction set by the three active
projects introduced earlier (and additional comments from “European
Perspective”) we see the possibility for the development of “building
blocks” for segmented melting technologies that could satisfy the needs of
many glass-making activities. We’ll be addressing the following:
*What are the missing segments?
*What will a system using a submerged melter need in order to produce
quality/cost-effective Flat – Fiber – Container - Specialty Glass?
*Same question for plasma melting: to produce fiberglass, other?
*What applications will be possible that were not before? Given the
changes in glass consistency at the “spout”, what forming opportunities
are opened up by the development of the oxy-fuel forehearth?
*What new products could be envisaged?
*What changes in the glassmaking “business model” could result from
successful implementation of new “building-block” based technologies?
This workshop will explore possible parallel and future developments that
will naturally follow from projects currently underway.
**James G. Seebold - Chevron-Texaco-retired and long-time consultant to the
petroleum industry on all aspects of combustion including energy conservation. Dr.
Seebold’s experience includes several highly successful landmark “skunkworks” efforts
of this type. He comes to this event with an open mind regarding possible opportunities.
Well-experienced with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industries of the Future
Program, Dr. Seebold was a main contributor to the several Petroleum Industry Roadmap
efforts. He will lead us on a challenging and exciting “voyage of discovery”! (Dr.
Seebold’s Resume attached)
Please register in advance to ensure your attendance: contact lsmith@gmic.org. (Attn: Lisa
Smith, GMIC, 735 Ceramic Pl, Westerville, OH 43081 (Tel: 614-523-3033)
Registration Fee: $50.00 – payable in advance to the GMIC. (Separate fee from “7th
International Conference – Advances in Fusion and Processing of Glass”
Venue & Accomodations: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rochester N.Y., 1-585-5463450
Resume
Dr. James G. Seebold
http://home.earthlink.net/~jimseebold
mailto:JimSeebold@Earthlink.net
Tel (650)322-9893
EXTERNAL COMBUSTION
36 years experience in design, operation and maintenance of burners, fired heaters,
furnaces, incinerators, boilers and flares, including low-NOx burners, selective catalytic
and non-catalytic NOx reduction systems, and hazardous air pollutant (HAPs) emissions.
Conceived and led 4-year $7-million 20-participant industry-government-university
collaboration on toxic combustion byproducts. Director, International Flame Research
Foundation; Technical Advisor, DOE Study of Oxygen Enriched Combustion; Technical
Advisor, EPA Study of Industrial Flares; TCEQ Flare Science Committee.
NOISE CONTROL
36 years experience in all aspects of onshore plant, offshore platform and shipboard noise
control engineering. Director, Noise Control Foundation; President, Institute of Noise
Control Engineering; INCE Board Certified.
DETONATION FLAME ARRESTERS
Design, application and maintenance of detonation flame arresters in fired vapor disposal
systems. Conceived and led the American Petroleum Institute's Detonation Arrester
Testing Program.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Chairman, API Storage Tank Leak Detection Task Force; Technical Advisor, DOE
Industries of the Future Combustion Roadmap; International Karasek Invitation-Only
Dioxin Conference; Technical Manager, CNAEP Eastridge Cogeneration Plant SCR
Retrofit Project; Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking Federal Advisory
Committee; Consultant, CCR Hibernia Platform Relief & Blowdown System
Revalidation; Consultant, CPDN Richmond Refinery NOx Reduction Project;
Consultant, Greater Houston Business Coalition for Clean Air; Consultant,
ChevronPhillips Chemical Company Greater Houston NOx Reduction Project; Technical
Manager, CTOP FPSO Kuito Relief System Assessment; TCEQ Flare Science
Committee ...ChevronTexaco Chairman’s Award; ERTC President’s Award; BS(Appl.
Mech.); MS(Mech.Eng.); Ph.D.(Mech.Eng.); Stanford University.