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Aluminum Reduction: Potroom Operations
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In a unique collection of power point slides from presentations at the TMS 2003 Annual Meeting aluminum reduction session, plant operational managers and technical managers of aluminum smelters present improvements in potroom operations and performance.

These presentations address such issues as:

Potline Amperage CreepPotline Shutdown & RestartPower ModulationInnovative Potroom Work PracticesProcess Improvements that Increase Metal ProductionCost Reduction ProjectsSolutions to Complex Potroom Operational Problems

A collection of papers from the 2003 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, which was held in San Diego, California, March 2-6, 2003.

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INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS.

POTLINE IMPROVEMENTS.

CENTURY ALUMINUM'S EXPERIENCE WITH INITIAL OPERATION OF A NEW POTLINE (D. Shelman, T. Alcorn and J. Brown – Century Aluminum of Kentucky).

THE DUNKIRK SMELTER, FROM 216 TO 257 kt/YEAR THROUGH 10 YEARS OF TECHNOLOGY CREEPING AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (full paper in Light Metals 2003; no presentation in this CD) (C. Vanvoren, J.M. Peyneau, M. Reverdy and J. Bos – Aluminium Pechiney).

IMPROVEMENT OF POTROOM OPERATIONAL RESULTS BY TEAM WORK GROUP ORGANIZATION (E. Sturm – Hamburger Aluminium Werk GmbH; M. Grunwald – Consultant, Hamburg).

KEY ASPECTS TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART POTS AFTER MAJOR POWER CURTAILMENT (J. Câmara and E. Batista – ALUMAR Smelter).

HYDRO ALUMINIUM SUNNDAL EXPANSION PROJECT (J.A. Haugan, A.H. Husøy and K.Ø. Vee – Hydro Aluminium Primary Metal).

FUMES REDUCTION IN POTROOM AREA BY NEW EQUIPMENT DESIGN (M. Gendron and G. Massicotte – ALCOA - Aluminerie de Deschambault).

ANODE EFFECT SUPRESSION AND PREDICTION (D. Vaillancourt – Aluminerie de Baie-Comeau).

ADVANCES IN ALUMINA FEEDING CONTROL (P. Navarro – Aluar Aluminio Argentino SAIC).

POTROOM OPTIMIZATION.

RESISTANCE MODIFIER BASED ON POT TEMPERATURE (D. Neves and A. Silva – ALUMAR Smelter).

OPTIMISING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT IN A SMELTER (D.A. Koshy and M.F. Ismail – Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd.).

CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS (L. Paulino, C.R. Kato, A.K. Resende, A.J. de Andrade Borim, J.G. Freitas and W.A.P. Filho – Alcoa Alumínio S.A.).

APS ALUMINIUM PREHEATING SYSTEM (P-O. Fridh – INDUSTRI-TEKNIK Bengt Fridh AB).

AUTHOR INDEX.

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