The winners of the CASE-IN championship from SibGIU told about their decision

Students of the Siberian State Industrial University successfully performed in the final of the XIV season of the CASE-IN championship, the largest competition for solving real production problems from industry companies. So, the Concentrate team consisting of Maria Rachkova, Sofia Shevchenko, Anfisa Shevchenko and Alexander Kishkarev took the third place in the Metallurgy field.

The guys conducted a detailed experiment in the laboratory and presented a comprehensive solution for the commissioning of a new series of RA-550 electrolyzers at aluminum plants in the country.

"The main task of the project is to ensure the launch of equipment without overloading the energy system and lack of production resources," said Alexander Kishkarev. – At the same time, reduce the consumption of anodes and improve the reliability of electrolyzers. As a basic approach, we have proposed an upgraded electric firing. Studies have shown that the use of a distributed graphite pad ensures the most uniform heating of the contact zone and reduces temperature stresses compared to traditional firing methods.

For the safe output of the electrolyzer to the full current of the series, a circuit with fusible inserts and shunts has been developed, allowing the current to be gradually redistributed without overloading the equipment.

In addition, we have created a dynamic model, with the help of which we have determined the optimal rate of commissioning of electrolyzers and formed a calendar schedule for launch, taking into account restrictions on energy supply, personnel and material resources. Thanks to the dynamic model, it has been confirmed that coordination between production sites avoids peak loads and resource shortages."

According to the team's calculations, the implementation of their solution will achieve an economic effect of about 427 million rubles by reducing aluminum losses and reducing anode consumption.

Let's remind that two more university teams entered the top ten in the areas of "Mining" and "Mining machinery and equipment".

In total, 25 universities participated in the Student League of the championship, Kuzbass was represented by the teams of SibGIU and KuzSTU. The experts highly appreciated the scientific developments of the students.

"Teams from the Kemerovo region presented highly efficient, economically sound solutions ready for integration into the real sector. Such students are our main strategic resource. It is up to them to ensure technological sovereignty and build a new, high–tech economy in our country," said Artem Korolev, founder of CASE-IN.

The reward for the winners and prize–winners was the prospects for a successful start and development of a professional career - job invitations and internships from the country's leading industrial holdings.

The CASE-IN championship is supported by the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities", implemented within the framework of the Science to Win initiative and the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

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