MM $ per year of operating cost for a typical modern smelter
simply by changing the shape of the stub hole former! Of course, a
much more detailed optimization study should be able to identify
designs offering even more voltage drop reductions!
Figure 11:
Current density distribution in the cast iron (A/m2)
Acknowledgements
The author wishes to thanks Mr Lalit Mishra of Dubal and Mr.
Dave Looman of ANSYS Inc. for their much needed assistance in
using ANSYS® 12.0 advanced thermo-electro-mechanical contact
elements features, especially the %table% option.
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