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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aluminium Pechiney, Paris Cedex, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 1/500 ;
Abstract
An electrolytic pot for the production of aluminum by the Hall-Héroult electrolysis process includes a cooling device for blowing air with localized jets, advantageously with variable flow, in order to evacuate and dissipate thermal energy from the pot. An aluminum production plant using the Hall-Héroult electrolysis process has at least some pots which, either individually or in common, include at least one cooling device.