Increased Current Efficiency and Reduced Energy Consumption at the TRIMET Smelter Essen using 9 Box Matrix Control

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 449-456

  Rieck, Torsten ^a   Iffert, Martin ^a   White, Peter ^b   Rodrigo, Renuka ^c   Kelchtermans, Rik ^b  

^a Trimet Aluminium AG   (Germany)

^b Heraeus Electro Nite Intl' NV   (Belgium)

^c Heraeus Electro Nite Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SMELTING; CHEMICAL BATHS; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; MASS BALANCING;

ALGORITHMS; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; SENSORS; SMELTING; SUPERHEATERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ALUMINUM METALLURGY;

EID: 1442283232     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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