hotbels lexington, ky 9 april 2008 moving towards sustainability in challenging times
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Hotbels Lexington, KY 9 April 2008 Moving Towards Sustainability in Challenging Times. Michael Greenman Executive Director John Brown Technical Director. Outline. GMIC Origins Membership Activities to Date Changes in Current Environment Evolving Programs. GMIC Origins. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Michael GreenmanExecutive Director
John BrownTechnical Director
HotbelsLexington, KY9 April 2008
Moving Towards Sustainabilityin Challenging Times
HotbelsLexington, KY9 April 2008
Moving Towards Sustainabilityin Challenging Times
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Outline
GMIC Origins Membership Activities to Date Changes in Current Environment Evolving Programs
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GMIC Origins
1995 – “Sector” Associations GPI, PGMC, NAIMA, “Product-related”
DOE – Strategic Objective Reduce Energy Intensity Work with Industry – IOF Glass – Needed Industry-Wide “Convener”
GMIC was created Developed “Vision”, “Roadmap”
Research Portfolio
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Membership
Four Glass Categories (20) (2007 – International) Container Flat Glass Fiberglass (Insulation and Textile) Specialty
Associate Members (21) University (11) Affiliate (13)
Individuals, Consultants, Small Research Groups
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Activities to Date
Bi-Annual Research Solicitation Annual DOE/GMIC Project Reviews Technical & Promotional Documents Conferences, Training, and Workshops
Assessments – Cost-Shared; Save Energy Now Committee Work
Energy Efficiency Production Efficiency Innovative Uses Environment, Health and Safety
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Current DOE Projects
Submerged Combustion Melter Low Capital Cost
(-60%) Low Footprint
(6-8 X Pull Rate for equivalent area) High Efficiency, Low Emissions
(20% more efficient) New products, markets, business models
IMM – first commercial Application Water Glass
Refining project
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Submerged Combustion Melter
1- Batch charger; 2- Refractory lining; 3- Water cooled panels;4- Melting zone; 5- Exhaust; 6- Melt outlet; 7- Submerged oxygas burners; 8- Batch material (sloped pocket of batch)
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SCM – Pilot Model
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Changes in Current Environment
DOE Budgets down (Glass $0) “Save Energy Now Leader”
Move to Self-sufficiency Self-contracted, funded research
RDAC (Research & Development Alliance Cttee) 22 May – Member Meeting - Tucson
Strengthen committees Safety Education
Work with other agencies EPA (Energy Star); DOC; State Agencies
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Changes (Cont.)
Open membership to global companies Increase collaboration between Associations Meetings – Energy, Carbon Constraints, Waste Heat Glassman America – 2008 – Latin American mbrs.
Low Calcium Refractory – Corning Patent Utah Refractories – Soliciting orders
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Low- Calcium Silica Refractory
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Changes (Cont.)
Reduce costs through alternative fuels Coal Gasification; Landfill Gas
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Calderon – Pilot Gasifier
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Changes (Cont.)
Recycling Task Force forming
Strength of Glass 1/200 of theoretical strength
Importance to containers
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Breaking Stresses of Annealed Glass, Short-time Flexure Tests in Air
Condition of Glass lb/Square Inch
Surfaces ground and sandblasted 1,500 – 4,000 Pressed Articles 3,000 – 8,000 Blown Ware:
Hot Iron Molds 4,000 – 9,000 Paste Molds 5,000 – 10,000 Inner Surfaces 15,000 – 40,000
Drawn tubing or rod 6,000 – 15,000 Window Glass 8,000 – 20,000
LCD (0.65 mm) ~45,000 Annealed fibers
Annealed 10,000 – 40,000 Freshly drawn 30,000 – 400,000 Telecommunications Fiber >100,000
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Commercial Glass Normal MOR
1k
10k
100k
1M
Design Strength for Annealed Glass
Str
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10M
100M
1G
10G
Approx. Severely Abraded, long term
as made
abraded
Glass-Ceramic
Abraded Surfaces
Chem-tempered
Thermal tempered
Annealed
(Blown)
as formedcommercialsurfaces
(Pressed)
High Valuesfor
Glass Fibers
Str
engt
h (P
a)
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Changes (Cont.)
Strength of Glass 1/200 of theoretical strength
Importance to containers To date – stimulate activities within Companies, Universities GOMD – 21 May – Tucson – Strength and Energy 2009 – Vancouver – “Trifecta”
ICG; Pac Rim; GOMD Meetings
Software – Modeling Argonne John Brown – Energy Balance
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Macro Energy Balances
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Macro Energy Balance
Energy Lost to Structure by Difference
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Additional Focus Areas
Strategic Direction for Industry Survey of Industry Priorities Benchmarking Study Solar Energy – Exponential Growth Predicted
2006 – 2 GW – 2010 – 6-14 (20?) German Solarwirtschaft – 2110 – nearly all energy –
solar
Association Alliance Possibilities
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Additional Focus Areas
Senior Management Involvement Sustainability and Resilience Carbon constraints - what is in the best interests of our
industry? Recycling - All sectors need - how increase? Professional employment in glass industry - urgency and
need to support Strength of glass - implications to each sector Alternative fuels - how can our industry leverage our natural
gas needs into a desirable price position? Globalization of the business world and industry
Web Page Energy Impact on Society
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Additional Focus Areas
Roadmap Development – Technical & Strategic AMMEX
Re-build relationship with DOE Technology Transfer
Art-Science Image
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