Size distribution of the bubbles in the Hall-Héroult cells

TMS Light Metals

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 457-462

  Poncsák, Sándor ^a   Kiss, László ^a   Toulouse, Dominic ^a   Perron, Alexandre ^a   Perron, Sébastien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble layer; Hall H roult cell; Real scale water model; Simulator; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROLYSIS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; SIMULATORS;

BUBBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; HALL-HÉROULT CELL; REAL SCALE WATER MODEL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; BUBBLE LAYER; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; ELECTROLYSIS CELL; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; LAGRANGIAN DESCRIPTION; WATER MODELING;

EID: 33745322306     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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