Metal-work; a handbook for teachers and students (1914)
Adam, Hugh M. [from old catalog], Evans, James Humphrey, [from old catalog] joint author · New York, Longmans, Green and co.; London, E. Arnold · leaf 75
s the carbonshown (in large furnaces the carbons are in rows), and canbe moved up or down at will. At the commencement of theprocess the cathode is formed either by the furnace itself orby a small steel plate at the bottom of the cavity. This plate,if used, must be water-cooled to prevent it… … Studs forTerminals CarbonLining Iron CasingFig. 18.—^Aluminium Furnace. by the heat of the electric current, which is slightly over900°. This fused aluminium then becomes the cathode, andthe furnace is filled with a charge of cryolite or bauxite,which is brought to a molten state. The aluminium…
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