Description

Thesis by Markus W. Meier, published in 1996 by R&D Carbon Ltd., ISBN 3-9521028-1-4

This book contains the results of Dr. Markus W. Meier’s thesis for which he received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) in Zürich, Switzerland. The research work allows distinguishing the different cracking mechanism of anodes and demonstrates the influence of raw material quality, process parameters during anode manufacturing and operating conditions in the electrolysis cell on thermal shock resistance of anodes.

Table of contents
1. Carbon Anodes Used for the Aluminium Production
2. Anode Characterisation
3. Fracture Mechanics
4. Thermal Shock Behaviour
5. Anode Cracking
6. Conclusions and Outlook