dc.contributor.author |
Taylor, Mark |
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dc.contributor.author |
Etzion, R |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lavoie, P |
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dc.contributor.author |
Tang, J |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-11-29T21:58:47Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014-12 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions E, 2014, 1 (4), pp. 292 - 302 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2196-2936 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/27598 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Through a critical review of recent literature on aluminum smelting cell energy balance, this paper defines specific energy constraints which govern the feasibility of cell operation in practice. Using these constraints as a basis, the objective of reducing energy consumption per kilogram of aluminum produced was examined, again with reference to published data and modern cell developments over the last 5 years. Both incremental and quantum steps in cell design are considered in this analysis, in pursuit of a pathway to lower energy consumption in a process where energy efficiency has not yet risen above 50 pct. In Section V and VI of this work, a generic high amperage cell technology is examined using a computational model of the cell energy balance, in which the resultant electrolyte phases and their thermal, electrical, and physical states can be determined. Using a series of trial energy balances, a feasible operating point emerges, and the possibility of flexible cell amperage and production rate is tested in a preliminary way. The specific energy consumption and market implications of this new technology direction are examined. |
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dc.language |
English |
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dc.publisher |
Springer |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions E |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/2196-2936/
http://www.springer.com/gp/open-access/authors-rights/self-archiving-policy/2124 |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Energy Balance Regulation and Flexible Production: A New Frontier for Aluminum Smelting |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1007/s40553-014-0029-2 |
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pubs.issue |
4 |
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pubs.begin-page |
292 |
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pubs.volume |
1 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright:
Springer |
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pubs.author-url |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40553-014-0029-2 |
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pubs.end-page |
302 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
505909 |
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pubs.org-id |
Engineering |
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pubs.org-id |
Chemical and Materials Eng |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2196-2944 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-11-30 |
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