Aluminum electrolysis cell cathode shunt design

    公开(公告)号:US10246790B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US14654377

    申请日:2012-12-21

    IPC分类号: C25C3/08 C25C3/16

    摘要: The invention relates to electrowinning of aluminum from cryolite-alumina melts, and can be used in the shunt design of a cathode assembly. In an aluminum electrolysis cell, cathode vertical metal shunts, are designed such that their top part is melted aluminum, and the bottom part is solid aluminum. Shunts are located in conduits made in a hearth slab lining which has a widening in the middle part which is wider than both parts of the shunts. The widening in the shunt conduit can be filled with a composite material, i.e. titanium diboride-carbon. The shunts can be designed as a tube, and the widening in the conduit and the space inside the tube can be filled with the composite material titanium diboride-carbon. The invention makes it possible to increase the electrical efficiency due to the absence of contact assemblies, reduced current loss, and achieving an effective current distribution and current shunting.

    COVER FOR AN ELECTROLYSIS CELL FOR PROCUDING ALUMINIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20170362726A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15540535

    申请日:2015-10-28

    IPC分类号: C25C3/10 C25C3/22

    CPC分类号: C25C3/10 C25C3/22

    摘要: The invention relates to non-ferrous metallurgy, more particularly to producing aluminium by electrolysis, and even more particularly to a structural element for covering the space above a melt in an electrolysis cell for producing aluminium by the electrolysis of cryolite-alumina melts. In a cover for an electrolysis cell for producing aluminium, which is in contact with a vapour-gas phase when the electrolysis cell is in operation and which is in the form of central and peripheral sections which are movably arranged relative to each other, the central and peripheral sections are made from a corrosion-resistant and erosion-resistant material which comprises 80.0-99.0 wt % of fluorophlogopite and 20.0-1.0 wt % of a refractory filler. The central sections of the cover may be permanently fixed on each anode rod, and the peripheral sections may be configured as convex panels rigidly and removably fixed on the top surface of a cathode and supported by the central section of the cover. Moreover, the refractory filler may be chosen from the following chemical substances: clay, calcium fluoride, rutile, sodium aluminosilicate, fluorapophyllite, nepheline, olivine, magnesium fluoride, and spinel. The end and side joints of the central and peripheral covers may be coated with a sealant layer in the form of a layer of alumina, and the central section of the cover may be provided with apertures. The use of this invention provides for the hermetic sealing of the cover, the reliability and safety of the structure, and a reduction in energy consumption.

    HIGH-STRENGTH ALLOY BASED ON ALUMINIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ARTICLES THEREFROM

    公开(公告)号:US20180274073A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15764186

    申请日:2016-04-29

    IPC分类号: C22F1/053 C22C21/10

    CPC分类号: C22F1/053 C22C21/10

    摘要: The present invention relates to the field of metallurgy of high-strength cast and wrought alloys based on aluminum, and can be used for producing articles used in mission-critical designs operable under load, as well as in the transport field, sports industry and sports equipment, for producing casings for electronic devices, and in other engineering industries and industrial sectors. The technical result aims to enhance mechanical characteristics of the articles produced from the alloy by virtue of the precipitation hardening caused by the formation of secondary phases in the process of the age hardening while providing high workability during casting ingots and castings. The claimed high-strength alloy based on aluminum comprises zinc, magnesium, nickel, iron, copper, and zirconium, wherein it further comprises at least one metal selected from a group comprising titanium, scandium and chrome, with the following component ratios, wt %: zinc 3.8-7.4; magnesium 1.2-2.6; nickel 0.5-2.5; iron 0.3-1.0; copper 0.001-0.25; zirconium 0.05-0.2; titanium 0.01-0.05; scandium 0.05-0.10; chrome 0.04-0.15; and the remainder being aluminum, wherein iron and nickel advantageously form aluminides of the Al9FeNi phase, which originates from eutectic transformation and represents a volume percentage of at least 2 vol %.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF AN ELECTROLYTE

    公开(公告)号:US20200080213A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16307869

    申请日:2017-05-30

    IPC分类号: C25C3/20 C25C3/18

    摘要: This invention relates to nonferrous metallurgy, in particular to a device and method for electrolyte composition analysis based on differential thermal measurements for aluminum electrolysis control. The device is comprised of a metal body including a reference material and an electrolyte sample receptacle, temperature sensors immersed into the reference material and in an electrolyte sample, a system for registration, data processing, and visualization of obtained results. A method includes immersing a metal body into an electrolyte; filling a receptacles with the molten electrolyte; removing and cooling down the metal body having the filled receptacle above a crust on the molten electrolyte surface; drawing and analyzing differential-thermal curves based on which the liquidus temperature, electrolyte superheating and phase and blend compositions of electrolyte solid samples are determined taking into account all crystallizing phases the content of which in the electrolyte sample is no less than 3 wt %.

    ELECTROLYTE FOR OBTAINING MELTS USING AN ALUMINUM ELECTROLYZER
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    发明申请
    ELECTROLYTE FOR OBTAINING MELTS USING AN ALUMINUM ELECTROLYZER 审中-公开
    使用铝电解液得到的电解质的电解质

    公开(公告)号:US20160145753A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-26

    申请号:US14902947

    申请日:2013-07-09

    IPC分类号: C25C3/18

    CPC分类号: C25C3/18

    摘要: The invention concerns non-ferrous metallurgy, in particular the composition of an electrolyte for electrically obtaining aluminum by the electrolysis of fluoride melts. The electrolyte proposed contains, in % by weight: sodium fluoride 26-43, potassium fluoride up to 12, lithium fluoride up to 5, calcium fluoride 2-6, alumina 2-6, aluminum fluoride and admixtures—the remainder. The technical result is to increase the solubility of alumina in the electrolyte at a temperature of 830-930° C. In the electrolyte being applied for, the carbon and inert electrode materials are not destroyed, and the use of special methods to purify the aluminum of melt components is not required.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及有色冶金,特别是通过电解氟化物熔体电解获得铝的电解质的组成。 提出的电解质含有:以重量计:氟化钠26-43,氟化钾高达12,氟化锂高达5,氟化钙2-6,氧化铝2-6,氟化铝及其混合物。 技术结果是在830-930℃的温度下提高氧化铝在电解液中的溶解度。在所用的电解液中,碳和惰性电极材料不会被破坏,而采用特殊方法来净化铝 的熔体组分不需要。