The objective of this projects is to understand the dynamic behaviour of silica and other constituent minerals as they melt to form a pool of molten glass. The project will involve mathematical modelling including fluid dynamics, heat transfer, asymptotic analysis and computational methods as well as close involvement with experimental work at Pilkington Technical Centre.

Project staff and support

Jamie Foster (Postgraduate Associate, Southampton University)
Alistair Fitt (Academic supervisor, Southampton University)
Colin Please (Academic supervisor, Southampton University)
Andrew Keeley (Industrial supervisor, Pilkington)
Vera Hazelwood (Technology Translator, Industrial Mathematics KTN)

This project is being carried out at Southampton University, in conjunction with Pilkington. It is supported by an EPSRC industrial CASE award, made available through the Knowledge Transfer Network for Industrial Mathematics. Start date: October 2007; duration: 3.5 years.