Simulation of anode effect in aluminum electrolytic cell

The paper describes three-phase three-dimensional mathematical model of aluminum electrolytic cell, which takes into account the relationship of the four main groups of processes: the hydrodynamic, electromagnetic, thermal and electrochemical. The process of anode effect in electrolytic cell was researched with presented mathematical model. It was found that anode effect in some cases leads to MHD instability, which increases loss of metal.