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A Numerical Evaluation of the Lorentz Force Effect on CO2 Bubble Flow in the Aluminum Reduction Cell
This article investigates the Lorentz force effect on the CO2 bubble flow from anode base in aluminum reduction cells using a computational fluid dynamics model. The average Lorentz force under the anode is about...
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Numerical Modelling of Pulverised Coal Combustion
Many thermal power generation plants rely on combustion of pulverised coal carried out in large furnaces. Design and improvement of these furnaces can be effectively assisted by using numerical modelling with ...
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Numerical Modeling of Flow Dynamics in The Aluminum Smelting Process: Comparison Between Air–Water and CO2–Cryolite Systems
Air–water models have been widely applied as substitutes for CO2–cryolite systems in the study of the complex bubble dynamics and bubble-driven flow that occurs in the molten electrolyte phase in the aluminum ele...
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Numerical Modelling of Pulverised Coal Combustion
Many thermal power generation plants rely on combustion of pulverised coal carried out in large furnaces. Design and improvement of these furnaces can be effectively assisted by using numerical modelling with ...
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Carbothermal Production of Magnesium: Csiro’s Magsonic™ Process
Carbothermal production has been recognized as conceptually the simplest and cleanest route to magnesium metal, but has suffered from technical challenges of development and scale-up. Work by CSIRO has now suc...
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Impact of Variable Bath Chemistry and Wetting on Gas Bubble Flow in Aluminium Electrolysis Cells
A phenomenological model for the creation and transport of anodic gas bubbles in Hall-H´eroult cells has been developed, following a multiscale approach. The essential features of the modelling framework are r...
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Carbothermal Production of Magnesium: Csiro’s Magsonic™ Process
Carbothermal production has been recognized as conceptually the simplest and cleanest route to magnesium metal, but has suffered from technical challenges of development and scale-up. Work by CSIRO has now suc...
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A numerical assessment of bubble-induced electric resistance in aluminium electrolytic cells
This paper reports on an assessment of the bubble-induced electrical resistance in the Hall-Héroult process for primary aluminium production through a combined use of physical and numerical modelling. Using a...