Theoretical Investigation of the Inclined Sidewall Design on Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Forces in an Aluminum Electrolytic Cell

A mathematical model of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects in an aluminum reduction cell using numerical approximation of a finite element method is presented. In this numerical model, the magnetic field resulting from the cell cathode bus as well as the magnetic field from both downstream and upstream cells are included. The article outlines the three-dimensional simulation of Lorentz force distribution that results from current distribution in …