Patent ID: 6730195
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: C25B,C25C

Abstract:
An electrolytic cell, comprising:a monolithically cast polymer composite cell container, including a three-layered monolithic polymer composite material, and having continuous interior and exterior curves at vertical intersections of adjacent vertical lateral side walls and front walls, said intersections having predetermined radiuses formed by a mold; and having continuous interior and exterior curves at horizontal intersections of said vertical lateral side walls and front walls with bottom, said interior and exterior curves having radiuses formed by said mold and established by finite element analysis of structural strength of said lateral side walls and bottom; a non-monolithic overflow box or overflow/drainage and electrolyte infeed systems; a structural support system with seismic-resistance fuses consisting of a molded stop having a first half-channel on the surface of one of the faces, the stops being made of a polymer composite material and adhered to the cell; a support block having on a surface of a face opposite the stop, a second half-channel that is a mirror image of said first half channel, such that a bore is formed when longitudinal axes of said first and second half-channels are aligned; and fastening pins, inserted from below the cell and which fit in said bore formed by said first and second half-channels in said molded stop and said support block, respectively.