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Calibration curves have been established for the relationship between measured weight loss per unit length of iron rod immersed and rotated in molten aluminum metal over the practical range of velocities experienced in aluminum reduction cells. The effect of metal temperature, iron content, alloy content of the iron rod, and rod size on the rate of dissolution have been determined. The rate of dissolution of the iron rod can be related directly to an empirical convection mass transfer equation.
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Tabereaux, A.T., Hester, R.B. (2016). Metal Pad Velocity Measurements in Prebake and Soderberg Reduction Cells. In: Bearne, G., Dupuis, M., Tarcy, G. (eds) Essential Readings in Light Metals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48156-2_35
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