INCREASING ELECTROLYSIS POT PERFORMANCES THROUGH NEW CRUSTBREAKING AND FEEDING SOLUTIONS
Crustbreaking and feeding devices are key elements of the modern aluminium reduction technology. While the crustbreaker's concept has been implemented since the 1970s, its maintainability, reliability and performance monitoring are becoming key subjects for smelters. Increasing cell temperature...
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| Published in | Light Metals 2009 pp. 337 - 342 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.01.2009
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Crustbreaking and feeding devices are key elements of the modern aluminium reduction technology. While the crustbreaker's concept has been implemented since the 1970s, its maintainability, reliability and performance monitoring are becoming key subjects for smelters. Increasing cell temperatures and frozen bath crusts put growing strains on the crustbreakers. Their performance is a key factor of the smelter's efficiency and productivity. This is why specific control systems validating the crustbreaking function have been developed. But it is now necessary to go further as the mechanical components of the crustbreakers are submitted to the increasingly aggressive environment of the pot. |
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| Bibliography: | SourceType-Scholarly Journals-2 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Conference Paper-1 content type line 23 SourceType-Conference Papers & Proceedings-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
| ISBN: | 9780873397315 0873397312 |