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The development history, design features and current results from Alcoa’s large prebaked anode cell designs; P-155, P-225 and A-697 are described. The P-155 and P-225 designs produced in the sixties optimized return on capital for the U. S. costs of that period. The redesign of P-155, designated A-697 adjusts this optimum to the costs of seventies. Redesign of the P-225 is underway.
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Holmes, G.T., Fisher, D.C., Clark, J.F., Ludwig, W.D. (2016). Development of Large Prebaked Anode Cells by Alcoa. In: Bearne, G., Dupuis, M., Tarcy, G. (eds) Essential Readings in Light Metals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48156-2_64
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