A method of determining and designing the drained slope in drained aluminum reduction cells

Abstract

Based on principles of electromagnetic fluid dynamics the exerted forces and movement states of melted aluminum in the traditional reduction cells and the drained cells were compared and analyzed in this paper. And based on the theory of slow movement, a formula in respect of the drained angle was derived, i. e.

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. It can be seen that the drained slope can be decided by respectively multiplying the area current densities and magnetic induction intensities in three coordinate directions in aluminum reduction cells, and the drained slope is approximate to 0.6% derived from typical data based on measurement and calculation, which implies that the key parameter is obtained in designing of drained cells. The results can be used for a designing basis for drained cathodes.

Keywords

aluminum reduction cell / drained cell / drained slope / electromagnetic fluid

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