26 JULY 2010AL CIRCLE
Extend the Life of Anodes in Aluminium Smelters with Stub Straightening Systems
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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...Anode stub toe-in is a known and understood phenomenon in all pre-bake aluminium smelters. The high temperature in the reduction cell causes both the carbon anode and the steel yoke to expand. Carbon expands much less than steel when heated. Because the lower parts of the stubs are cast into the anode block, they are not able to move with the yoke as it expands, and so the stubs bend inwards...
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