Process control of an industrial plant

    公开(公告)号:US09678502B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-13

    申请号:US14254480

    申请日:2014-04-16

    摘要: A system 10 for controlling an industrial plant 12 comprises automatic control equipment 14 comprising a plurality of measurement sensors 16 for sensing predetermined variables associated with components of the industrial plant 12. The sensors 16 generate measured data relating to operation of the components of the industrial plant 12. A database 20 contains operational data, including observational data, regarding the industrial plant 12. A processor 18 is in communication with the automatic control equipment 14 and the database 20 for receiving the measured data from the sensors 16 of the automatic control equipment 14 and the operational data from the database 20. The processor 18 manipulates the measured and operational data to provide an evolving description of a process condition of each component over time, along with output information relating to operational control of the industrial plant 12 and for updating the database 20.

    Method for preparing aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing crylite
    6.
    发明授权
    Method for preparing aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing crylite 有权
    制备铝 - 锆 - 硼合金并同步制备镁石的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09546098B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-17

    申请号:US14416674

    申请日:2012-11-26

    摘要: A method for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy and synchronously preparing a cryolite is provided. The method includes the following steps: Step A: placing aluminum in a reactor, heating the reactor to 700-850 degrees centigrade, and adding a mixture consisting of fluorozirconate and fluoborate in a molar ratio of x: y into the reactor; Step B: stirring the reactants for 4-6 hours and extracting the upper molten liquid to obtain a cryolite, wherein the lower substance is an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy, and aluminum is added in an excess amount. The method provided herein for preparing an aluminum-zirconium-boron alloy which is mild in reaction condition, easy to control and simple in technical flow can prepare a high-quality product through a complete reaction, besides, the use of the synchronously prepared low molecular ratio cryolites (KF.AlF3 and NaF.AlF3) in the aluminum electrolysis industry can achieve a proper electrical conductivity.

    摘要翻译: 提供了制备铝 - 锆 - 硼合金并同时制备冰晶石的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤:步骤A:将铝置于反应器中,将反应器加热至700-850摄氏度,并将由氟锆酸盐和氟硼酸盐组成的混合物以x:y的摩尔比加入到反应器中; 步骤B:搅拌反应物4-6小时,提取上部熔融液体,得到冰晶石,其中低级物质为铝 - 锆 - 硼合金,并以过量的量加入铝。 本文提供的制备在反应条件温和,易于控制和工艺流程简单的铝 - 锆 - 硼合金的方法可以通过完全反应制备高品质的产品,此外,使用同步制备的低分子量 铝电解工业中的比例冰晶石(KF.AlF3和NaF.AlF3)可以实现适当的导电性。

    POT HEAT EXCHANGER
    7.
    发明申请
    POT HEAT EXCHANGER 有权
    锅热交换器

    公开(公告)号:US20160258073A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US15145119

    申请日:2016-05-03

    摘要: A raw gas collection system for collecting raw gas from a plurality of aluminium smelting pots is equipped with a plurality of branch ducts, each of which is arranged to channel a respective branch flow of raw gas from an aluminium smelting pot to a collection duct, which is common to and shared by the branch ducts. Each of said branch ducts is, near an outlet thereof, equipped with a curved section for aligning the branch flow with a flow direction of raw gas already present in the common collection duct, and a constriction for accelerating the branch flow through the branch duct outlet into the common collection duct. Furthermore, each of said branch ducts is equipped with a heat exchanger for removing heat from the respective branch flow of raw gas. The combined flow resistance of the constriction and the heat exchanger reduces the need for adjusting the respective branch flows using dampers, thereby reducing the power required to transport the raw gas.

    摘要翻译: 用于从多个铝冶炼罐收集原料气体的原料气体收集系统配备有多个分支管道,每个分支管道布置成将来自铝冶炼锅的原料气体的相应分支流引导到收集管道, 是分支管道共用和共用的。 所述分支管道中的每一个在其出口附近都具有用于使分支流与​​已经存在于共同采集管道中的原料气体的流动方向对准的弯曲部分,以及用于加速通过分支管道出口 进入通用收集管。 此外,每个所述分支管道装备有用于从原气的相应分支流中除去热量的热交换器。 收缩部和热交换器的组合流动阻力减少了使用阻尼器调节相应分支流的需要,从而减少输送原料气体所需的功率。

    Control of temperature and operation of inert electrodes during production of aluminum metal
    8.
    发明授权
    Control of temperature and operation of inert electrodes during production of aluminum metal 有权
    在生产铝金属时控制惰性电极的温度和操作

    公开(公告)号:US09217204B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-22

    申请号:US10524855

    申请日:2003-08-15

    CPC分类号: C25C3/08 C25C3/06

    摘要: The present invention relates to methods for operating and controlling the temperature of inert electrodes during production of molten aluminum by electrolysis of an aluminous ore, preferably alumina, dissolved in molten salts, preferably a fluoride based electrolyte, in an electrolysis cell with vertical or essentially vertical electrode configuration.The invention describes methods of designing and operating inert electrodes in a vertical and/or inclined position for production of aluminum metal, where said electrodes have an operating temperature that may deviate from the electrolyte temperature, thereby controlling the dissolution of electrode materials and preventing solid deposit formation on the electrodes. The present invention is also applicable to aluminum production cells utilizing inert electrodes in a horizontal configuration, and traditional Hall-Hèroult cells retrofitted with inert anodes.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过在垂直或基本垂直的电解池中电解溶解在熔融盐(优选氟化物基电解质)中的铝矿,优选氧化铝,来操作和控制生产熔融铝期间惰性电极的温度的方法 电极配置。 本发明描述了在用于生产铝金属的垂直和/或倾斜位置中设计和操作惰性电极的方法,其中所述电极具有可能偏离电解质温度的操作温度,从而控制电极材料的溶解并防止固体沉积 在电极上形成。 本发明也适用于利用水平构型的惰性电极的铝生产电池,以及用惰性阳极改装的传统霍尔赫氏电池。

    ELECTROLYTIC METHOD, APPARATUS AND PRODUCT
    9.
    发明申请
    ELECTROLYTIC METHOD, APPARATUS AND PRODUCT 审中-公开
    电解方法,装置和产品

    公开(公告)号:US20150129432A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-14

    申请号:US14401462

    申请日:2013-05-10

    申请人: METALYSIS LIMITED

    摘要: In a method for removing a substance from a feedstock comprising a solid metal or a solid metal compound, the feedstock is contacted with a fused-salt melt. The fused-salt melt contains a fused salt, a reactive-metal compound, and a reactive metal. The fused salt comprises an anion species which is different from the substance, the reactive-metal compound comprises the reactive metal and the substance, and the reactive metal is capable of reaction to remove at least some of the substance from the feedstock. A cathode and an anode contact the melt, and the feedstock contacts the cathode. An electrical current is applied between the cathode and the anode such that at least a portion of the substance is removed from the feedstock. During the application of the current, a quantity of the reactive metal in the melt is maintained sufficient to prevent oxidation of the anion species of the fused salt at the anode. The method may advantageously be usable for removing the substance from successive batches of the feedstock, where the applied current is controlled such that the fused-salt melt after processing a batch contains the quantity of the reactive metal sufficient to prevent oxidation of the anion species at the anode.

    摘要翻译: 在从包含固体金属或固体金属化合物的原料中除去物质的方法中,原料与熔融盐熔体接触。 熔盐熔体包含熔融盐,反应性金属化合物和活性金属。 熔融盐包括与物质不同的阴离子物质,反应性金属化合物包含反应性金属和物质,反应性金属能够从原料中除去至少一些物质。 阴极和阳极接触熔体,原料接触阴极。 在阴极和阳极之间施加电流,使得至少一部分物质从原料中除去。 在施加电流期间,熔体中活性金属的量保持足以防止阳极处的熔融盐的阴离子种类的氧化。 该方法可有利地用于从连续批次的原料中除去物质,其中施加的电流被控制,使得在处理批次之后的熔融盐熔体含有足以防止阴离子物质氧化的反应性金属的量 阳极。

    ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION USING CARBON MONOXIDE
    10.
    发明申请
    ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION USING CARBON MONOXIDE 审中-公开
    电化学电池用于使用一氧化碳的铝生产

    公开(公告)号:US20150060295A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-05

    申请号:US14473135

    申请日:2014-08-29

    申请人: Elliot B. Kennel

    发明人: Elliot B. Kennel

    IPC分类号: C25C3/06 C25C3/22 C25C3/12

    摘要: The present technology discloses a method for producing aluminum from alumina in an electrolytic cell through the use of carbon monoxide as a partial or total reactant with aluminum oxide. The present technology also discloses the structure of an electrolytic cell configured to house this reaction.

    摘要翻译: 本技术公开了一种通过使用一氧化碳作为部分或全部反应物与氧化铝在电解槽中由氧化铝生产铝的方法。 本技术还公开了一种配置成容纳该反应的电解池的结构。