About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Aluminum Reduction Technology
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Presentation Title |
Design and Trial of Electrical Collector Plate in Cathode Assemblies |
Author(s) |
Guorong Cao, Hao Zhang |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Guorong Cao |
Abstract Scope |
Aluminium smelting is a very energy intensive process; therefore reducing power consumption has been a continuous focus for the Aluminium smelting industry for many years. A unique concept of electrical collector plate (ECP) has been developed and tested in industrial reduction cells to validate the thermal electrical performances and financial benefits of the ECP design. The development process including thermo- electrical and thermo- mechanical modelling of various ECP designs have been discussed. The ECP cathode assemblies were installed and tested in industrial reduction cells. Significant energy savings were realised and validated through stable operation of trial cells. It is also found that ECP cathode assemblies can provide versatile applications such as evening out the cathode surface current density and reducing horizontal current flow in the metal pad. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
Keywords |
Other, |