Novel method based on electric field simulation and optimization for designing an energy-saving magnesium electrolysis cell

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6161-6173

  Sun, Ze ^a   Zhao, Yun ^a   Lu, Guimin ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Wang, Jin ^a   Yu, Jianguo ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3D NUMERICAL MODEL; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DEVELOPED MODEL; ELECTRIC FIELD SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVING; MAGNESIUM ELECTROLYSIS; MINIMUM RESISTANCE; NOVEL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION CRITERIA; ORTHOGONAL DESIGN; RELATIVE POSITIONS; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

CELLS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MAGNESIUM; OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTROLYSIS;

EID: 79955900932     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie101091p     Document Type: Article

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