THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLOW IN ALUMINUM REDUCTION CELLS

作     者：Zhuang Ye-gao Zhang Qi-de, Department of Mechanics, Huazhong University of Scieuce and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China 

作者机构：Huazhong Univ of Science and Technology Wuhan China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Hydrodynamics》 (水动力学研究与进展B辑（英文版）)

年 卷 期：1991年第3卷第1期

页      面：11-15页

核心收录：

学科分类：080103[工学-流体力学] 08[工学] 080104[工学-工程力学] 081502[工学-水力学及河流动力学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Pr Flow THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLOW IN ALUMINUM REDUCTION CELLS 

摘      要：The electromagnetic force causes a circulation of both cryolite and the metal in the aluminum reduction cells. This motion has the effect of reducing the current efficiency of the cell, and increases the distance between the an- ode and the cathode. Using the time-averaged Navier-Stokes equations and the K-e model of turbulence this paper numerically calculated the distributions of velocities, pressure, turbulent kinetic energy in the cells and deforma- tion of the interface of cryolite and metal. These results may be used to control the process of production and to improve the design of the cells.