naa a22 4500 51077234X CHVBK 20180411083218.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11837-013-0743-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11837-013-0743-8 A Virtual Aluminum Reduction Cell [Elektronische Daten] [Hongliang Zhang, Chenn Zhou, Bing Wu, Jie Li] The most important component in the aluminum industry is the aluminum reduction cell; it has received considerable interests and resources to conduct research to improve its productivity and energy efficiency. The current study focused on the integration of numerical simulation data and virtual reality technology to create a scientifically and practically realistic virtual aluminum reduction cell by presenting complex cell structures and physical-chemical phenomena. The multiphysical field simulation models were first built and solved in ANSYS software (ANSYS Inc., Canonsburg, PA, USA). Then, the methodology of combining the simulation results with virtual reality was introduced, and a virtual aluminum reduction cell was created. The demonstration showed that a computer-based world could be created in which people who are not analysis experts can see the detailed cell structure in a context that they can understand easily. With the application of the virtual aluminum reduction cell, even people who are familiar with aluminum reduction cell operations can gain insights that make it possible to understand the root causes of observed problems and plan design changes in much less time. TMS, 2013 Zhang Hongliang School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China aut Zhou Chenn School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China aut Wu Bing Center for Innovation Through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), Purdue University Calumet, 46323, Hammond, IN, USA aut Li Jie School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China aut JOM Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 65/11(2013-11-01), 1452-1458 1047-4838 65:11<1452 2013 65 11837 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0743-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0743-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhang Hongliang School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhou Chenn School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wu Bing Center for Innovation Through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), Purdue University Calumet, 46323, Hammond, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Li Jie School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- JOM Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 65/11(2013-11-01), 1452-1458 1047-4838 65:11<1452 2013 65 11837 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer