Common behaviour and abnormalities in aluminium reduction cells

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 309-314

  Stam, Marco A ^a   Taylor, Mark P ^b   Chen, John J J ^b   Mulder, Albert ^a   Rodrigo, Renuka ^c  

^a Aluminium Delfzijl BV   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Heraeus Electro Nite Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina feeding; Bath chemistry control; Cell behaviour; Process control

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; CELLS; FEEDING; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LIGHT METALS; METALS; ORE TREATMENT; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

(2+1)-DIMENSIONAL; (8 HYDROXY QUINOLINE) ALUMINUM; ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY; ALUMINIUM REDUCTION CELLS; ANNUAL MEETINGS; BATH CHEMISTRY; CELL BEHAVIOURS; CONTROL ACTIONS; CONTROL SURFACES; CONTROLLED VARIABLE (CV); FAILURE MECHANISMS; IN ORDER; OPERATING CELLS; PERFORMANCE LIMITS; REDUCTION CELLS; TECHNICAL SESSIONS;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 45749120812     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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