HYDRAULIC MODEL OF A NEW BIPOLARCELL FOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTION
(Beijing General Research Institude for Nonferrous Metals，Beijing 100088)
Abstract: The electrolyte circulations in monopolar cell and two-compartment bipolar cell with submerged electrodes were described by a hydraulic model. The influence of current density. electrode tilt，anode-cathode distance (ACD) and immersion depth of electrodes on the electrolyte circulation ve locities between electrodes had been studied. Results demonstrated that the flow rates in the two com-partments of bipolar cell were very different，which provided impartant information for the structure de-sign of bipolar cell.
Key words: aluminum electrolysis hydraulic model bipolar cell