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A heat transfer probe was developed for studying the ledge heat transfer in a full-scale 3-D air-water model. Quantitative measurements were conducted to determine the bath/ledge heat transfer characteristics at various positions and different operating conditions. A similitude analysis was carried out to relate the measured point results to data available in the literature. A suggested range of heat transfer coefficients for the reduction cell is presented. Variation of the heat transfer were examined as a function of the anode bottom inclination, the position on the side ledge relative to the anode slot, and positions in the vertical direction.
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Chen, J.J.J., Wei, C.C., Ackland, A.D. (2016). A Water-Model Study of the Ledge Heat Transfer in an Aluminium Cell. 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_41
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