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QATALUM’S AERATED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
IS INDUSTRY LEADING
ADS wows annual Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
meeting in San Diego
Qatalum has presented its Aerated Distribution System capacity. The secondary alumina is transported from
(ADS) to over 4,300 industry leaders at the annual the four day silos within the Fume Treatment Plants
Minerals, Metals & Materials Society meeting in San by the Aerated Distribution System (ADS) to the pot
Diego. Presenting a paper entitled “Start-up and Tuning superstructures inside two potrooms.
of Material Distribution System at Aluminium Smelter in In comparison to other material distribution systems,
Qatar”, published in Light Metals 2014. the ADS is found to require less maintenance and less
The Aerated Distribution System (ADS) at Qatalum has human intervention, and collection of more data and
been in operation since 2009 and has seen significant investigation is still ongoing to map the long term
process stability. It is designed to convey alumina from performance of the system and its interaction with other
the Secondary Alumina Silo at the Fume Treatment Plant process parameters and will be presented in the future.
to the different cells in the potrooms. The start of Qatalum in 2009 saw the largest aerated
The Material Distribution System was started as distribution system at that time, designed to supply
scheduled and is still running under full production secondary alumina from silos to 704 electrolysis pots
capacity. Through key findings and improvements made with a total design output of 585,000tpa based on
by the end user (Qatalum) and by joint coordination with fluidized air-slide conveyors. In the article the technology
the technology providers, the system’s performance has of the aerated distribution system is briefly described to
met expectations and operational needs. show its uniqueness and advantages.
The first electrolysis cells at Qatar were started in 2009
and by 2011 the system was running at full production
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IS INDUSTRY LEADING
ADS wows annual Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
meeting in San Diego
Qatalum has presented its Aerated Distribution System capacity. The secondary alumina is transported from
(ADS) to over 4,300 industry leaders at the annual the four day silos within the Fume Treatment Plants
Minerals, Metals & Materials Society meeting in San by the Aerated Distribution System (ADS) to the pot
Diego. Presenting a paper entitled “Start-up and Tuning superstructures inside two potrooms.
of Material Distribution System at Aluminium Smelter in In comparison to other material distribution systems,
Qatar”, published in Light Metals 2014. the ADS is found to require less maintenance and less
The Aerated Distribution System (ADS) at Qatalum has human intervention, and collection of more data and
been in operation since 2009 and has seen significant investigation is still ongoing to map the long term
process stability. It is designed to convey alumina from performance of the system and its interaction with other
the Secondary Alumina Silo at the Fume Treatment Plant process parameters and will be presented in the future.
to the different cells in the potrooms. The start of Qatalum in 2009 saw the largest aerated
The Material Distribution System was started as distribution system at that time, designed to supply
scheduled and is still running under full production secondary alumina from silos to 704 electrolysis pots
capacity. Through key findings and improvements made with a total design output of 585,000tpa based on
by the end user (Qatalum) and by joint coordination with fluidized air-slide conveyors. In the article the technology
the technology providers, the system’s performance has of the aerated distribution system is briefly described to
met expectations and operational needs. show its uniqueness and advantages.
The first electrolysis cells at Qatar were started in 2009
and by 2011 the system was running at full production
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