Numerical simulation and test analysis of magnetic field in 500 kA aluminum electrolyzer

LI Shangwei; DENG Shengxiang; KUANG Jianghong

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LI Shangwei, DENG Shengxiang, KUANG Jianghong. Numerical simulation and test analysis of magnetic field in 500 kA aluminum electrolyzer[J]. Journal of Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 2021, 35(4): 340-345.

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LI Shangwei, DENG Shengxiang, KUANG Jianghong. Numerical simulation and test analysis of magnetic field in 500 kA aluminum electrolyzer[J]. Journal of Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 2021, 35(4): 340-345.

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Numerical simulation and test analysis of magnetic field in 500 kA aluminum electrolyzer

LI Shangwei^{a, b
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DENG Shengxiang^{a, b
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KUANG Jianghong^b

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School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
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Institute of new energy and new energy saving technology, Shanghai University of Engineering Science，Shanghai 201620，China

Received Date: 2021-06-28
Accepted Date: 2021-11-17
Publish Date: 2022-02-23

Abstract

Abstract

Using 3D modeling of SolidWorks and 3D simulation software of COMSOL, the numerical simulation of 500 kA aluminum electrolyzer was carried out. A magnetic field test on 500 kA aluminum electrolyzer of a manufacturer is carried, and the test results are in good agreement with the simulation results. The magnetic field distribution of 500 kA aluminum electrolyzer was obtained and optimized, the influences of the column bus bar and groove bus bar on the molten aluminum layer are reduced by increasing the distance between the column bus bar and aluminum electrolyzer as well as the distance between the groove bus bar and aluminum electrolyzer. After the optimization, the magnetic field distribution of the molten aluminum layer tends to be uniform and stable along the Z-axis direction. The simulation and test provide technical support for improving the technical conditions of production process.
- aluminum electrolyzer,
- numerical simulation,
- magnetic field,
- magnetic field optimization

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