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The influence of the molten electrolyte composition and geometric configuration of the electrolyzer with liquid-metal lead electrodes on the spatial distribution of dc and temperature in an apparatus of the “crucible-in-crucible” type, which is considered a prototype of the device to process spent nuclear fuel, is studied by mathematical modeling. It is shown that the calculated model parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data.
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Original Russian Text © A.N. Efremov, V.A. Khokhlov, S.V. Isupov, Yu.P. Zaykov, 2016, published in Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Tsvetnaya Metallurgiya, 2016, No. 6, pp. 14–20.
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Efremov, A.N., Khokhlov, V.A., Isupov, S.V. et al. Modeling of electric and thermal fields in an electrolyzer with liquid-metal electrodes. Russ. J. Non-ferrous Metals 58, 30–35 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1067821217010047
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