Challenges in mass balance control

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 385-391

  Iffert, Martin ^a   Skyllas Kazacos, Maria ^b   Welch, Barry ^b  

^a Trimet Aluminium AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY SCRUBBING; MAGNETIC COMPENSATION; MASS BALANCE CONTROL; SMELTERS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DEMODULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SUPERHEATERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

SMELTING;

EID: 23244465499     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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