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US20140332400A1
US20140332400A1 US14/365,455 US201314365455A US2014332400A1 US 20140332400 A1 US20140332400 A1 US 20140332400A1 US 201314365455 A US201314365455 A US 201314365455A US 2014332400 A1 US2014332400 A1 US 2014332400A1
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  • the invention relates to heat regulation in general and particularly improved method and system for cooling over a large area, suitable for use for control of layer formation over an extended area in an aluminium electrolysis cell and exploitation of heat.
  • the operations of the cells depend on the formation and maintenance of a protective layer of frozen electrolyte in the side walls of the cell.
  • This frozen bath is called side layer and protects the side lining of the cells against chemical and mechanical wear, and is an essential condition for achieving long lifetime of the cells.
  • the crystallized bath operates simultaneously as a buffer for the cell with regards of changes in the heat balance.
  • the heat generation and the heat balance of the cell will vary due to unwanted disturbances of the operation (changes in bath acidity, changes in alumina concentration, changes in interpolar distances, etc.) and desired activities of the cells (metal tapping, change of anode, fire, etc.).
  • flat heat pipes also known as two-dimensional heat pipes, based on plates forming thin planar capillaries.
  • This design is useful for heat spreaders in height sensitive applications, however as the capillaries are small and thin the total heat transfer is small. Also this design features large metal areas that are not actual parts of the capillaries, further reducing the total heat transfer. Furthermore this design is typically flat whereas some surface roughness of a side lining should be expected, leading to poor thermal contact. This means that flat heat pipes are not suited for cooling a side lining.
  • a main objective of the present invention is to provide a method and system for use for control of layer formation over an extended area in an aluminium electrolysis cell and exploitation of heat.
  • the objective is achieved according to the invention by a system for control of layer formation in an aluminium electrolysis cell as defined in the preamble of claim 1 , having the features of the characterising portion of claim 1 , and a method for control of layer formation in an aluminium electrolysis cell as defined in the preamble of independent method claim 10 , having the features of the characterising portion of claim 10 .
  • the present invention attains the above-described objective by a manifold from which a plurality of hot end heat tubes extend, representing the hot end or ends, wherein the cold end or condenser can be provided inside the manifold or can extend outside the manifold.
  • the present invention comprises a manifold from which a plurality of hot end heat tubes extend, representing the hot end or ends, wherein the cold end or condenser can be provided inside the manifold or can extend outside the manifold. Combinations using at least one condenser inside the manifold and/or at least one condensation unit outside the cold end can also be envisaged.
  • the technical effect of the manifold is to collect vapour phase working fluid from the heat tubes and bring this to the at least one condenser, as well as distributing the liquid phase fluid to at least one heat tube.
  • the present invention differs from other heat tube solutions such as circulating heat pipes where fluid in vapour phase flows in separate tubes from tubes conducting fluid in liquid phase, thus adding extra tubes and further complexity.
  • there is a two phase flow where the two phases flow substantially in opposite directions.
  • the present invention differs from heat pipes used for solar heating, typically on roofs, in that these use separate and individual heat pipes that are connected to a very different type manifold. Since this connection uses conductive heat transfer it is far less efficient than the present invention where phase transition is used throughout the system from the hot ends through the manifold and to the cold ends.
  • FIG. 1 shows state of the art of a Hall-Héroult cell in the form of a side lining block, and a steel shell or casing
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail section of the embodiment of FIG. 1 together with section as seen from the side
  • FIG. 3 shows state of the art of a Hall-Héroult cell in the form of a side lining block with hollows provided with heat tube, and a steel shell or casing,
  • FIG. 4 a shows an end view of a typical embodiment of a forked heat tube inserted into a side lining block
  • FIG. 4 b shows a front view of a typical embodiment of a forked heat tube inserted into a side lining block
  • FIG. 4 c shows a side view of a typical embodiment of a forked heat tube inserted into a side lining block
  • FIG. 5 a shows an end view of a forked heat tube provided with a straight artery
  • FIG. 5 b shows an end view of a forked heat tube provided with a buckled artery
  • FIG. 5 c shows an end view of a forked heat tube provided without an artery
  • FIG. 5 d shows a front view of a forked heat tube provided with an artery connecting a plurality of hot ends between each heat tube
  • FIG. 5 e shows side view of FIG. 5 d
  • FIG. 5 f shows a section of detail A of a connection of FIG. 5 d
  • FIG. 5 g shows a front view of a forked heat tube provided with an artery connecting a plurality of hot ends at the end of each heat tube
  • FIG. 5 h shows side view of FIG. 5 g
  • FIG. 5 i shows a section B of detail of a connection of FIG. 2 g
  • FIG. 5 j shows a front view of a forked heat tube provided with an artery connecting a plurality of hot ends at the side of each heat tube
  • FIG. 5 k shows side view of FIG. 2 j
  • FIG. 5 i shows a section of detail C of a connection of FIG. 2 j
  • FIG. 6 a shows an end view of a forked heat tube provided with two cold ends, each having one heat exchanger
  • FIG. 6 b shows an end view of a forked heat tube provided with one cold end having two heat exchangers
  • FIG. 7 a shows an end view of a typical embodiment of two interleaved forked heat tubes
  • FIG. 7 b shows a front view of a typical embodiment of two interleaved forked heat tubes
  • FIG. 8 a shows an end view of an embodiment of a forked heat tube with a centre fed cold end
  • FIG. 8 b shows a front view of an embodiment of a forked heat tube with a centre fed cold end
  • FIG. 8 c shows a side view of an embodiment of a forked heat with a centre fed cold end
  • FIG. 9 a shows an end view of an embodiment of a forked heat tube with a condenser integrated in a manifold
  • FIG. 9 b shows a front view of an embodiment of a forked heat tube with a condenser integrated in a manifold
  • FIG. 9 c shows a side view of an embodiment of a forked heat tube with a condenser integrated in a manifold
  • FIG. 1 shows state of the art of a Hall-Héroult cell in the form of a side lining block 11 and a steel shell 8 or casing. Details are shown in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 3 A state of the art cell using active cooling as known from previously mentioned prior art is shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the side lining block 11 is typically a ceramic block, typically in the form of silicon carbide (SiC).
  • heat tube 12 , 100 there are two embodiments intended: “heat pipe” where a wick or other capillary effect pulls the liquid back to the hot end, and “thermosyphon” where the gravity pulls the liquid back to the hot end.
  • the hot end is also known as the evaporation section. Both principles can be applied for this invention, though a thermosyphon it is preferred that the tube body is provided with a substantially downward inclination so that fluid in the liquid phase can run down the length of the tube. Since heat tubes of either type operate by removing heat by phase transition liquid to gas, it is preferred that the heat tube allows liquid to reach the lowest point in the heat tube.
  • a typical Hall-Héroult cell comprises a steel casing or shell 8 , surrounding a side lining block 11 .
  • the steel casing is in good thermal contact with side lining block due to a thermal paste.
  • the side lining block on the opposite side from the steel casing, is in contact with the electrolyte containing aluminium (Al).
  • Al aluminium
  • Central in the invention is the realisation that a forked heat tube assembly having a plurality of hot end tubes attached to a manifold will provide a simplified system and method for removing heat from a large area compared to using a plurality of traditional heat tubes.
  • the manifold divides the functionalities of a traditional heat tube into two parts:
  • the embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention shown in FIGS. 4 a, 4 b and 4 c comprises a forked heat tube assembly 100 attached to a side lining block 11 .
  • the forked heat tube assembly 100 comprises a manifold 150 from which a plurality of hot end heat tubes extend, representing the heat tube assembly hot end 130 or ends, and a heat tube assembly cold end 110 extending outside the manifold where a condensation unit 120 is provided.
  • each hot end tube receives a substantially similar amount of working fluid in the liquid phase.
  • the liquid is received directly from the manifold.
  • the hot end tubes can be provided with an artery connecting the hot end tubes, preferably at a lower end. The technical effect of this is to even out the liquid level
  • FIG. 4 a shows an end view of a typical embodiment of a forked heat tube inserted into a side lining block
  • FIG. 4 b shows a front view of a typical embodiment of a forked heat tube inserted into a side lining block
  • FIG. 4 c shows a side view of a typical embodiment of a forked heat tube inserted into a side lining block
  • the hot ends can further be provided by an artery 140 connecting adjacent hot end tubes as indicated by FIG. 5 a showing an end view of a forked heat tube provided with a substantially straight artery.
  • the artery 140 can be provided with buckles as shown in FIG. 5 b.
  • FIG. 5 c shows an embodiment without an artery.
  • FIG. 5 d shows a front view of a forked heat tube provided with an artery connecting a plurality of hot ends between each heat tube.
  • the artery is in-line and comprises a series of smaller tubes, each connecting the two adjacent hot end tubes.
  • FIG. 5 e shows side view of FIG. 5 d. Provisions must be made in the side lining block to accommodate the artery if the heat tubes are provided by hollows defined in the side lining block.
  • FIG. 5 f shows a detail of a connection of FIG. 5 d, showing how liquid can be transferred between individual tubes to equalise the liquid level. All hot end tubes except the outermost hot end tubes are directly connected to two neighbouring heat tubes which allows for fast draining or filling of liquid. The disadvantage is the complexity of fitting an in-line artery and the many connections made to the heat tubes.
  • FIG. 5 g shows a front view of a forked heat tube provided with an artery connecting a plurality of hot ends at the end of each heat tube.
  • the artery 140 is a single tube connected to the hot end tubes using smaller connecting tubes called arterioles 144 that at one end are connected to the artery at an artery joint 142 and at the other end to the bottom of each respective hot end tube.
  • FIG. 5 h shows a side view of FIG. 5 g. Again provisions must be made in the side lining block to accommodate the artery if the heat tubes are provided by hollows defined in the side lining block.
  • FIG. 5 i shows a detail of a connection of FIG. 2 g, showing how liquid can be transferred between individual tubes to equalise the liquid level. All hot end tubes are connected to the artery, ensuring a more uniform filling than in the previous example where all adjustments will involve liquid transfer through possibly several hot end tubes and where the transfer rate would depend on the inclination with respect to gravity.
  • FIG. 5 j shows a front view of a forked heat tube provided with an artery connecting a plurality of hot ends at the side of each heat tube.
  • the artery 140 is a single tube connected to the hot end tubes using smaller connecting tubes called arterioles 144 that at one end are connected to the artery at an artery joint 142 and at the other end to the side of the lower end 132 of each respective hot end tube.
  • FIG. 5 k shows a side view of FIG. 2 j. Provisions must be made in the side lining block to accommodate the artery if the heat tubes are provided by hollows defined in the side lining block unless the hollows are canals provided along the surface of the side lining and shallow compared to the position of the artery.
  • FIG. 1 j shows a front view of a forked heat tube provided with an artery connecting a plurality of hot ends at the side of each heat tube.
  • the artery 140 is a single tube connected to the hot end tubes using smaller connecting tubes called arterioles 144 that at one
  • FIG. 51 shows a detail of a connection of FIG. 2 j, illustrating how liquid can be transferred between individual tubes to equalise the liquid level.
  • All hot end tubes are connected to the artery, ensuring a more uniform filling than in the previous example where all adjustments will involve liquid transfer through possibly several hot end tubes and where the transfer rate would depend on the inclination with respect to gravity.
  • the disadvantage is that the liquid level would have to extend to the level of the artery for liquid to overflow into the artery.
  • Cooling of the cold end could be performed as in traditional solutions using a heat exchanger on the condensation end as already shown in FIG. 4 . Since fluid in the gas phase is collected from a plurality of hot end tubes by the manifold the amount of fluid to be condensed back to the liquid phase will be larger than for traditional heat tubes.
  • An obvious solution is to provide the heat tube assembly with a large condensation unit.
  • the cold end having one condensation unit can be replaced by two cold ends having condensation units as shown in FIG. 6 a. This slight increase in complexity provides the advantage of increased reliability since the two heat exchanges can be connected to separate circuits and in the case of one circuit failing the other circuit will still be operating and thus allow for continuous operations.
  • FIG. 6 a shows both cold ends being attached to the same side of the manifold one could also use both ends of the manifold.
  • FIG. 6 b shows a different high reliability configuration where one cold end is provided with two heat exchangers. Typically each heat exchanger is connected to different cooling circuits.
  • Combinations with a plurality of heat exchangers on a plurality of cold ends attached to the same manifold are also possible.
  • working fluid in the liquid phase evaporates along the length of the hot end tubes and flows as vapour towards the manifold where the vapour is collected by the manifold from all hot end tubes and brought into the cold end or ends.
  • At the at least one cold end heat is removed by at least one condensation unit cooled typically by oil. This causes the working fluid in the vapour phase to condensate and flows as liquid towards the manifold where the liquid is distributed into the hot end tubes. It is preferred that the liquid flow is sufficient to allow liquid to reach the lower end of the heat tubes before evaporating again.
  • An artery if present, enables redistribution of liquid between the hot end tubes should the filling rate of the hot end tubes differ significantly.
  • vapour phase flow can exceed the speed of sound and reach a point where this flow sweeps liquid along the vapour flow and effectively reverses the normal liquid flow direction. This reduces the effective amount of working medium and thus also reduces the heat transport capacity.
  • the flow rates must be adjusted accordingly, for instance by increasing the diameter of the tubing. This is particularly important for the manifold where the flow is the sum for a plurality of hot end tubes. Increasing the diameter is one solution, by reducing the maximum speed of the flow. Attaching cold ends to different positions along the manifold also reduces the maximum flow rate in the manifold.
  • the oil used for cooling the heat exchangers transports heat out of the heat tube assembly and allows for recycling of heat, for instance by raising steam for use in a steam turbine.
  • the circuits can be interleaved in such a way that if one circuit fails only a fraction of the forked heat tube assemblies stop working.
  • a forked heat tube assembly can be provided with more than one heat exchanger which allows for continuous operations of all heat tube assemblies though at least some with limited capacity.
  • thermoforming a manifold having a single heat tube representing a hot end and a plurality of condensers. This can be useful for high availability and reliability systems. While initially this embodiment appears compact and attractive it should be noted that it entails several complications such as the handling of coolant circuits inside the manifold.
  • the heat tube is defined by an unbroken surface while this integrated solution requires penetration for entry and exit of the cooling medium.
  • High reliability is important, as is the possibility of repairing and maintaining heat tube assemblies during operation of a cell and also the ability to avoid single points of failure in order to withstand limited problems without catastrophic failure of the operations.
  • a solution is envisaged using interleaved forked heat assemblies wherein hot ends of a first forked heat tube assembly is interleaved with hot ends of a second forked heat tube assembly. The effect of this is that in the case of a failure of one forked heat tube assembly the other forked heat tube assembly is able to take the workload and maintain the protective side layer.
  • FIG. 7 a shows an end view of a typical embodiment of two interleaved forked heat tubes, showing how a first, third and fifth hot end tube are connected to a first manifold and a second, fourth and sixth hot end tube are connected to a second manifold.
  • FIG. 7 b shows the embodiment in a front view.
  • the individual heat tube assemblies are asymmetrical in terms of length of the hot end tubes and in the connection of the cold ends to the respective manifolds. Using centre fed cold ends will improve symmetry and possibly make the two heat tube assemblies fully interchangeable, reducing cost relating to manufacture and inventory. A 3-way and higher order interleaving is also possible.
  • Interleaved solutions can also be provided with arteries.
  • the arteries are in different planes, for instance a first forked heat tube assembly can be provided with an in-line or end mounted artery as shown in FIGS. 5 d and 5 f respectively, and a second forked heat tube assembly can be provided with a side mounted artery as shown in FIG. 5 j.
  • FIG. 8 b shows a front view of an embodiment of a forked heat tube with a centre fed cold end.
  • This has the advantage of reducing the flow speed in the two side branches of the manifold. A slight incline with respect to gravity is shown for the manifold; one way of ensuring working fluid in the liquid form is evenly distributed.
  • the cold end projects out in the direction away from the side lining block, which has the further advantage of simplifying the structure compared to previously shown embodiments where an extra bend in the cold end is indicated. Modifying the previous embodiments with outward projecting cold ends is also a possibility.
  • the condensation takes place at a cold end external to the manifold.
  • the inventors have realised that these functions could be combined, at the cost of added complexity relating to the need to penetrate the heat tube assembly for feed through for the oil used in the cooling, which goes against the traditional teaching of heat tube design.
  • FIG. 9 a shows an end view of an embodiment of a forked heat tube with a condenser integrated in a manifold having two feed through fitted with a fluid connector 154 , typically for oil.
  • the heat exchanger inside can have many different surfaces such as a blade or wing profile. For the maximum efficiency it is important that the effective surface area is maximised, for instance by using a surface like cooling fins.
  • An advantage of an integrated manifold is that it overcomes the problem of increase of flow speed in a manifold that aggregates the flow from each hot end tube and brings the total flow into one cold end. For an integrated manifold the flow speed can thus be kept low.
  • the invention finds use in as aluminium electrolysis cell and exploitation of the heat. More specifically it can be used with an electrolysis cell comprising a system as described above.

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