Experience and challenges with amperage increase in hydro aluminium potlines

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 263-268

  Moxnes, Bjørn ^a   Kvande, Halvor ^b   Solheim, Asbjørn ^c  

^a Hydro Aluminium Technol Ctr Ardal   (Norway)

^b Hydro Aluminium   (Norway)

^c SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amperage increase; Booster cells; Prebake cells; Slotted anodes

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PLANNING; SMELTING;

AMPERAGE INCREASE; BOOSTER CELLS; PREBAKE CELLS; SLOTTED ANODES;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547889965     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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