Title :
A simulation of magneto-hydrostatic phenomena in thin liquid layers of an aluminum electrolytic cell
Author :
Chechurin, Vladimir ; Kalimov, Alexander ; Minevich, Leonid ; Svedentsov, Michail ; Repetto, Maurizio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Theor. Electrotech., St. Petersburg State Tech. Univ., Russia
fDate :
7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Technical and economical performances of an aluminum industrial electrolytic cell directly depend on the magnetohydrodynamic effects in thin liquid layers of molten aluminum and electrolyte. In this paper we describe a magneto-hydrostatic model of the cell-the first approach to the solution of a global MHD problem. To calculate the magnetic field in this model we use an improved formulation of the integro-differential method, based on the magnetic scalar potential
Keywords :
aluminium; electrolysis; hydrostatics; integro-differential equations; magnetohydrodynamics; metallurgical industries; Al; aluminum industrial electrolytic cell; computer simulation; current density; integro-differential equation; liquid layer; magnetic field; magnetic scalar potential; magneto-hydrostatic model; magnetohydrodynamics; molten metal; Aluminum; Anodes; Cathodes; Current density; Current distribution; Finite element methods; Magnetohydrodynamics; Magnetostatics; Metals industry; Production;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
