@inproceedings{43fcb478e7eb4b6eb97c35afbb96df2c,
title = "Development of a fully dynamic simulation of a zinc electrowinning tankhouse",
abstract = "A dynamic simulation of a zinc tankhouse is a potential tool to improve tankhouse production and cost efficiencies. A fully dynamic simulation has potential uses in the design of new tankhouses as well as in the optimization of existing facilities. Equations from previously validated models of a single cell have been adapted to the industrial dynamic process simulation software, CADSIM Plus. Based on the inlet concentration, current density, and electrode setup, the simulation can predict many parameters, including outlet concentrations, flow rates, current efficiency and energy consumption. Multiple cells have been simulated simultaneously, allowing for an entire hypothetical tankhouse to be modeled. The simulation can be used to dynamically predict the conditions in a zinc tankhouse throughout an operation time scale. Further applications of this model include, tracking impurity buildup, modeling of recycle streams and the development of new flow regimes within the tankhouse.",
keywords = "Modeling, Process simulation, Zinc electrowinning",
author = "Michael Mahon and Spencer Peng and Larry Wasik and Akram Alfantazi",
year = "2012",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9781118291177",
series = "TMS Annual Meeting",
pages = "55--63",
booktitle = "Electrometallurgy 2012 - Held During the TMS 2012 Annual Meeting and Exhibition",
note = "Electrometallurgy 2012 - TMS 2012 Annual Meeting and Exhibition ; Conference date: 11-03-2012 Through 15-03-2012",
}