Energy recovery and amperage increase in aluminium cells by active cooling of the anode yokes

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1091-1096

  Solheim, Asbjrn ^a   Moxnes, Bjrn P ^b   Vamraak, Kristin ^c   Haugland, Elin ^c  

^a SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

^b NO 6600 Sunndalsra ^*  (Norway)

^c Hydro Aluminium Technol Ctr Ardal   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anodes; Cooling; Heat balance; Yokes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COOLING; AIR FLOW; ALUMINIUM ELECTROLYSIS; AMPERAGE INCREASE; CELL CONTROL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT FLOWS; MANIPULATED VARIABLES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; STEEL PARTS; YOKES;

ALUMINUM; ANODES; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL INSULATION; WASTE HEAT; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; METAL RECOVERY;

COOLING;

EID: 67449161980     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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