Quality improvement for anode paste used in electrolytic production of aluminium

Author

Pérez, S. Pérez ; Doval-Gandoy, J. ; Ferro, A. ; Silvestre, F.

Author_Institution

Dpt. Electron. Technol., Univ. of Vigro, Vigo, Spain

Volume

1

fYear

2005

fDate

2-6 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

523

Abstract

This paper presents the design of a complete automation system for the gates of a kneader machine, used in a carbon plant for anode production in the aluminium industry, to control the input specific energy (power consumption) and so improve the quality of the resulting anode paste thanks to a higher mixture homogenization. The design includes the development of a hydraulic group to activate the gates, an electronic driver and the software control system.

Keywords

aluminium industry; anodes; carbon; continuous improvement; electrochemical electrodes; hydraulic systems; industrial plants; power consumption; aluminium industry; anode paste; anode production; carbon plant; electrolytic production; electronic driver; hydraulic control system; kneader machine; quality improvement; software control system; specific energy control; Aluminum; Anodes; Automatic control; Control systems; Design automation; Driver circuits; Energy consumption; Metals industry; Production systems; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 2005. Fourtieth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2005

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9208-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.2005.1518357

Filename

1518357