EP0332663B1 - Elektrolyseofen - Google Patents

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EP0332663B1
EP0332663B1 EP88905655A EP88905655A EP0332663B1 EP 0332663 B1 EP0332663 B1 EP 0332663B1 EP 88905655 A EP88905655 A EP 88905655A EP 88905655 A EP88905655 A EP 88905655A EP 0332663 B1 EP0332663 B1 EP 0332663B1
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    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
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  • the present invention relates to an electrolysis oven, intended in particular for the production of aluminum.
  • the invention relates to an electrolysis oven, for the production of aluminum, comprising a cathode cell whose inner surface of the bottom is covered by carbon elements, serving as cathode, supplied by transverse metal bars.
  • Furnaces, and more specifically electrolysis furnaces intended for the production of aluminum, are generally produced in the form of massive constructions, that is to say built on site with solid materials such as bricks and concrete.
  • the refractory bricks form the solid basic structure of the furnace elements.
  • Such massive constructions are necessary, with known ovens, to withstand the significant forces caused by expansion.
  • the expansions create enormous efforts due to the high temperatures, of more than 900 degrees and require imposing dimensions of the ovens which can measure more than ten meters in length.
  • Even with these massive structures it is common for expansion to cause cracks in the oven elements.
  • the appearance of these cracks is uncontrollable and they can appear as well after a few days as after a few months from the first commissioning.
  • These cracks make installations unusable and repairs generally require the complete dismantling of the oven. These dismantling are difficult because the structures are made of solid materials that must be demolished.
  • Electrolysis ovens use a lot of energy to operate. To avoid losing unnecessary energy it is important that the insulation is effective.
  • the materials which are used to form the structure of the tanks for example refractory bricks, have insulation factors which are quite low, which results in significant losses of thermal energy.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy the shortcomings of known installations.
  • the electrolysis furnace according to the invention has the characteristics specified in claim 1.
  • the assembly of refractory concrete elements, on the one hand, and the assembly of carbon elements and conductive metal bars, on the other hand, can be achieved by the action of separate elastic members.
  • the assembly of the refractory concrete elements can for example be carried out using floating rods freely passing through the refractory concrete elements, an adjustment nut being mounted at at least one of the ends of each rod, said end comprising a compression spring and a floating plate inserted between the end refractory concrete element and the nut, the assembly being arranged so that the spring is compressed between the plate and the end refractory concrete element by the tightening action of the nut.
  • the assembly of the carbon elements and the conductive metal bars is for example carried out using push rods each comprising a flange situated between the external carbon element and the floating plate, so as to maintain a spring in compression between the flange and floating plate.
  • the assembly can be mounted in a tank, all the empty space between the refractory concrete elements and the structure of the tank being able to be filled with an insulating material of light synthetic material and of high insulation value, such as for example of flexible synthetic foam insulation, which significantly reduces heat loss.
  • the structure of the supports can for example be simply formed of two rails.
  • the contact surfaces electric between the carbon elements and the conductive metal bars are kept in contact by pressure, by the action of the elastic compression members and by the action of the weight of the carbon elements.
  • the furnace may include inert anodes or bipolar anodes. They can be chosen as combustible or non-combustible.
  • the surface of the carbon elements directed towards the interior of the tank can be covered with a wettable layer of aluminum.
  • Another important advantage consists in the fact that the elastic members maintain by pressure the carbon elements and the metal bars, which guarantees a perfect electrical contact and independent of the expansions.
  • the principle of the invention also makes it easy to modify existing traditional ovens to adapt them according to the characteristics of the invention.
  • refractory concrete elements 1 are arranged next to each other on rails 5.
  • the rails are mounted in a tank 6.
  • the refractory concrete elements 1 are pressed against each other by compression springs 7 which act in opposition against the external walls of the two refractory concrete elements 1 which are placed at each end of the furnace, and against floating plates 12.
  • the floating plates are retained laterally by nuts 10 which collaborate with rods 9 which pass right through the refractory concrete elements 1.
  • Carbon elements 2 are placed on the refractory concrete elements 1 and on conductive metal bars 3.
  • the carbon elements 2 and the metal bars 3 are pressed laterally against each other by the pressure of the springs 8 which act in opposition against the floating plates 12 and pushers 1 1.
  • the pushers 11 act on the carbon elements.
  • Insulations 4 are placed between the tank 6 and the refractory concrete elements 1.
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section of the oven.
  • the rails 5 are placed in the tank 6.
  • the insulations 4 fill the empty spaces, between the concrete elements 1, the tank 6 and the rails 5.
  • the metal bars 3 pass through the oven across its entire width.
  • Holes 9 ′ are made in the walls of the concrete elements 1 to allow the passage of the rods 9.
  • the assembly system of the refractory concrete elements 1 is shown in detail in FIG. 3.
  • Rods 9 which are threaded at the ends pass freely through the refractory concrete elements 1 and the walls of the tank 6.
  • Nuts 10 are mounted collaborating with the threads of the rods 9, and laterally hold the floating plates 12.
  • Compression springs 7 are mounted floating on the rods 9 between the floating plates 12 and sockets 13 mounted floating on the rods 9.
  • the sockets 13 bear against the outer side walls of the refractory concrete elements 1.
  • the value of the assembly pressure of the refractory concrete elements 1 is adjustable by the displacement of the nuts 10, so as to more or less compress the compression springs 7.
  • the compression springs 7 can be mounted outside the plate 12, between the plate and the nuts 10.
  • Push rods 11 are slidably mounted in the lateral external walls of the refractory concrete elements 1 and in the floating plates 12. The inner ends of the push rods 11 act against the lateral outer walls of the carbon elements 2. Compression springs 8 are placed between the floating plates 12 and the flanges 11 ′ of the push rods 11. The inward movement of the floating plates 12 under the screwing action of the nuts 10 compresses the springs 8, in the same way as the springs 7.
  • the push rods 11 are provided with clamping nuts mounted at their ends, the compression springs 8 then being arranged outside the plate 12, between the plate and the nuts.
  • the assembly of the carbon elements 2 and the metal bars 3 is obtained by the pressure of the push rods 11 against the side walls of the carbon elements 2, outside. This pressure laterally maintains the carbon elements 2 against the metal bars 3, and guarantees perfect electrical contact.
  • the contact pressure between the horizontal faces of the metal bars 3 and the carbon elements 2 is obtained by the weight of the carbon elements 2 which are placed on the metal bars 3.
  • FIG. 5 shows a view of a floating plate 12 and the transverse positioning of the rods 9, the nuts 10 and the push rods 11.
  • the refractory concrete elements can be placed on any other support than rails, provided that these supports allow them to move by sliding (or equivalent, such as for example rolling) longitudinal and / or lateral.
  • the presence of a tank in which the supports are arranged is not essential, these can also be placed directly on the ground.
  • the rods 9 intended for the assembly of refractory concrete elements can also be mounted outside of said elements and not pass through them.

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1. Elektrolyseofen zur Herstellung von Aluminium, mit einer Kathodenwanne, deren Bodeninnenfläche mit Kohlenstoff-Stücken bedeckt ist, die als Kathode dienen, welche von metallischen Querstäben mit Strom versorgt werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Boden und die Wände der Kathodenwanne aus einer Vielzahl von Teilen (1) aus feuerfestem Beton bestehen, die sich auf Halterungen abstützen und die auf ihnen gleiten können, wobei diese Teile durch Druck miteinander fest verbunden sind mittels elastischer, einstellbarer Druckanordnungen, die eine Kraft parallel zur Längsachse des Ofens ausüben, und daß die elektrischen Kontaktflächen zwischen den Kohlenstoffstücken (2) und den metallischen Kathodenstäben (3) durch Druck miteinander fest verbunden sind mittels elastischer, einstellbarer Druckanordnungen, die eine Druckkraft ausüben, welche ebenfalls parallel zur Längsachse des Ofens wirkt, sowie mittels der Einwirkung des Gewichts der Kohlenstoffstücke (2).
2. Ofen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Teile (1) aus feuerfestem Beton miteinander fest verbunden sind mittels schwimmender Stäbe (9), wobei an wenigstens einem der Enden eines jeden Stabes (9) eine Einstellmutter (10) vorgesehen ist und dieses Ende eine Druckfeder (7) und eine schwimmende Platte (12) aufweist, die zwischen dem endseitigen Teil aus feuerfestem Beton und der Mutter (10) eingesetzt sind und wobei der Aufbau derart ausgelegt ist, daß die Feder (7) zwischen der Platte (12) und dem endseitigen Betonteil durch die Wirkung des Anziehens der Mutter (10) komprimiert wird.
3. Ofen nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kohlenstoffstücke (2) zusammengefügt sind durch die Wirkung des Drucks von Stobstangen (11), deren jede einen Flansch (11′) aufweist, so daß eine Feder (8) in komprimiertem Zustand zwischen dem Flansch (11′) und der schwimmenden Platte gehalten wird.
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