Preheating study of smelting cells

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 333-336

  Zangiacomi, Carlos ^a   Pandolfelli, Victor ^b   Paulino, Leonardo ^a   Lindsay, Stephen ^a   Kvande, Halvor ^c  

^a ALCOA INC   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c Hydro Aluminum   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cathode blocks; Pot start up; Preheating curve

Indexed keywords

CATHODE BLOCKS; POT START-UP; PREHEATING CURVE; SMELTING CELLS;

ALUMINUM METALLURGY; CATHODES; CRACKS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ISOTHERMS; OPTIMIZATION; PREHEATING; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

SMELTING;

EID: 23244437812     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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