ALUMINUM REDUCTION

– POTROOM OPERATIONS –

EDITED BY

A.T. TABEREAUX
P.N. CREPEAU
J.N. BRUGGEMAN
 ALUMINUM REDUCTION
– POTROOM OPERATIONS –

EDITED BY

A.T. Tabereaux
P.N. Crepeau
J.N. Bruggeman

Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by

The Aluminum Committee of
The Light Metals Division (LMD) of
TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society)

Publication supported by the Seeley W. Mudd Memorial Fund of AIME

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS

POTLINE IMPROVEMENTS

CENTURY ALUMINUM’S EXPERIENCE WITH INITIAL OPERATION OF A NEW POTLINE

D. Shelman, T. Alcorn and J. Brown – Century Aluminum of Kentucky

THE DUNKIRK SMELTER, FROM 216 TO 257 kt/YEAR THROUGH 10 YEARS OF TECHNOLOGY CREEP-
ING AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT (full paper in Light Metals 2003; no presentation in this CD)
C. Vanvoren, J.M. Peyneau, M. Reverdy and J. Bos – Aluminium Pechiney

IMPROVEMENT OF POTROOM OPERATIONAL RESULTS BY TEAM WORK GROUP ORGANIZATION

E. Sturm – Hamburger Aluminium Werk GmbH
M. Grunwald – Consultant, Hamburg

KEY ASPECTS TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART POTS AFTER MAJOR POWER CURTAILMENT

J. Câmara and E. Batista – ALUMAR Smelter

HYDRO ALUMINIUM SUNNDAL EXPANSION PROJECT

J.A. Haugan, A.H. Husøy and K.Ø. Vee – Hydro Aluminium Primary Metal

FUMES REDUCTION IN POTROOM AREA BY NEW EQUIPMENT DESIGN

M. Gendron and G. Massicotte – ALCOA - Aluminerie de Deschambault
ANODE EFFECT SUPRESSION AND PREDICTION
D. Vaillancourt – Aluminerie de Baie-Comeau

ADVANCES IN ALUMINA FEEDING CONTROL

P. Navarro – Aluar Aluminio Argentino SAIC

POTROOM OPTIMIZATION

RESISTANCE MODIFIER BASED ON POT TEMPERATURE

D. Neves and A. Silva – ALUMAR Smelter

OPTIMISING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT IN A SMELTER

D.A. Koshy and M.F. Ismail – Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd.

CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS

L. Paulino, C.R. Kato, A.K. Resende, A.J. de Andrade Borim,
J.G. Freitas and W.A.P. Filho – Alcoa Alumínio S.A.

APS ALUMINIUM PREHEATING SYSTEM

P-O. Fridh – INDUSTRI-TEKNIK Bengt Fridh AB

AUTHOR INDEX
 Aluminum Reduction Technology
Potroom Operations & Improvement

Potroom Operations & Improvement is a new program of the Aluminum Reduction program at the 2003 TMS
Meeting in San Diego, CA to promote increased participation in making presentations at TMS meetings by personnel
at aluminum smelters. It is important to maintain a balance between practice-oriented and technical-scientific
presentations at the TMS annual meetings.

Thus international aluminum companies were invited to make presentations at the 2003 TMS Meeting that specifically
related to potroom operations and performance improvements. A technical paper for publication in Light Metals was
not required; rather presentations were submitted on a newly developed TMS PowerPoint template and subsequently
published by TMS on a CD-ROM.

Twelve presentations from international smelters were accepted in the 2003 Potroom Operations & Improvement
program based on significance, innovation, importance in achieving performance gains, and industrial impact.

Thanks are due to the authors of these presentations for their contributions to exchange information and present the
latest developments in aluminum smelter operations at the 2003 TMS Aluminum Reduction Program.

We hope that you will enjoy the information in this Potroom Operations session and that it helps you in your
professional career.

Alton Tabereaux
Alcoa Inc.
Primary Metals
Alcoa, TN, USA
 AUTHOR INDEX
Alcorn, T.
CENTURY ALUMINUM’S EXPERIENCE WITH INITIAL OPERATION OF A NEW POTLINE

de Andrade Borim, A.J.

CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS

Batista, E.
KEY ASPECTS TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART POTS AFTER MAJOR POWER CURTAILMENT

Brown, J.
CENTURY ALUMINUM’S EXPERIENCE WITH INITIAL OPERATION OF A NEW POTLINE

Câmara, J.
KEY ASPECTS TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART POTS AFTER MAJOR POWER CURTAILMENT

Filho, W.A.P.
CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS

Freitas, J.G.
CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS

Fridh, P-O.
APS ALUMINIUM PREHEATING SYSTEM

Gendron, M.
FUMES REDUCTION IN POTROOM AREA BY NEW EQUIPMENT DESIGN
Grunwald, M.
IMPROVEMENT OF POTROOM OPERATIONAL RESULTS BY TEAM WORK GROUP ORGANIZATION

Haugan, J.A.
HYDRO ALUMINIUM SUNNDAL EXPANSION PROJECT

Husøy, A.H.
HYDRO ALUMINIUM SUNNDAL EXPANSION PROJECT

Ismail, M.F.
OPTIMISING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT IN A SMELTER

Kato, C.R.
CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS

Koshy, D.A.
OPTIMISING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT IN A SMELTER

Massicotte, G.
FUMES REDUCTION IN POTROOM AREA BY NEW EQUIPMENT DESIGN

Navarro, P.
ADVANCES IN ALUMINA FEEDING CONTROL

Neves, D.,
RESISTANCE MODIFIER BASED ON POT TEMPERATURE
Paulino, L.
CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS

Resende, A.K.
CARBON DUST REDUCTION IN SØDERBERG POTS

Shelman, D.
CENTURY ALUMINUM’S EXPERIENCE WITH INITIAL OPERATION OF A NEW POTLINE

Silva, A.,
RESISTANCE MODIFIER BASED ON POT TEMPERATURE

Sturm, E.
IMPROVEMENT OF POTROOM OPERATIONAL RESULTS BY TEAM WORK GROUP ORGANIZATION

Vaillancourt, D.
ANODE EFFECT SUPRESSION AND PREDICTION

Vee, K.Ø.
HYDRO ALUMINIUM SUNNDAL EXPANSION PROJECT