DEVICE TO FEED LOOSE MATERIALS INTO ELECTROLYSER Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC C25C3/14 

FIELD: mechanics.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device comprises a hopper attached, with a gap, to the electrolyser anode casing and furnished with a funnel-like box arranged, also with a gap, to the wall of the electrolyser gasholder bell and a valve-type batch box communicating with the hopper and representing a pipe allowing varying the feed volume with the help of detachable different-thickness plates attached to the ribs that align the tie-rod relative to the said pipe. It also incorporates a coaxially fitted electrolyte coke puncher provided with tie-rod and drive. The hopper filling hole has a screen representing a cup. The hopper top wall lateral sides are inclined downwards from the said filling hole. Note that the hopper incorporates two discharge branch pipes fitted in symmetry relative to its vertical axis. The discharge branch pipe upper end is arranged on the hopper inclined upper wall on the side of the filling hole, while its lower end extends outward from the hopper and towards the electrolyser. Excess pressure discharge rectangular openings are arranged at the center of the hopper inclined upper walls, on the side of filling hole. The hopper filling hole has a flange furnished with ribs arranged along its circumference.

EFFECT: ruling out ingress of alumina on anode surface and production process defects.

6 cl, 4 dwg