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Alumina feeding system changes in aluminum electrochemical cell with d18 technology for energy efficiency (Case study: Almahdi-hormozal aluminum smelter)

Siahooei, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2018

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72526-0_68
  3. Publisher: Springer International Publishing , 2018
  4. Abstract:
  5. Aluminum reduction cells have benefited from point feeding technology for a long time, but there are still smelters which are using the old technology of center break and center feed system. Due to several factors this system is no longer approved and there have been a few attempts worldwide to upgrade these cells so as to implement the newer technology by applying mechanical and automation changes. In this paper we will present an attempt which was made in order to retrofit a so-called center break cell to point feeder cell. The results show that this project has decreased the energy consumption and anode effect frequency. Furthermore, there has been a significant increase in current efficiency. © The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2018
  6. Keywords:
  7. Efficiency ; Energy performance indicator ; Manufacturing ; Normalized statistical distributions ; Alumina ; Aluminum ; Aluminum oxide ; Cells ; Cytology ; Efficiency ; Energy utilization ; Feeding ; Manufacture ; Ore reduction ; Alumina feeding ; Aluminum reduction cells ; Aluminum smelter ; Anode effects ; Current efficiency ; Energy performance indicators ; Feeding technology ; Statistical distribution ; Energy efficiency
  8. Source: 147th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, TMS 2018, 11 March 2018 through 15 March 2018 ; Volume Part F12 , 2018 , Pages 721-728 ; 23671181 (ISSN); 9783319725253 (ISBN)
  9. URL: https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/alumina-feeding-system-changes-in-aluminum-electrochemical-cell-/15436404