WIAS Preprint No. 1769, (2013)

Identification, simulation and optimal control of heat transfer in cooling line of hot strip rolling mill



Authors

  • Graf, Marcel
  • Hömberg, Dietmar
    ORCID: 0000-0001-9460-5729
  • Kawalla, Rudolf
  • Togobytska, Nataliya
  • Weiss, Wolf

Keywords

  • Simulation, optimal control, heat transfer, hot rolling process, cooling line

DOI

10.20347/WIAS.PREPRINT.1769

Abstract

The numerical simulation of mechanical properties of hot-rolled products has a major significance for material characterisation as well as material development. The basis for these is the knowledge about the material-specific phase transformations in combination with the initial microstructure from the deformation steps before entering into the cooling line. Additionally, the technological conditions in the run-out table (ROT) are essentially for transformation kinetics. In order to simulate these processes, the plant-specific heat transfer coefficient must be measured. Therefore, steel samples with thermocouples inside are transported with defined velocities through the cooling line of the continuous pilot plant at the Institute of Metal Forming in Freiberg. Furthermore, the material and its movement must be taken into account as characteristics of the ROT (e.g. amount and distribution of the cooling medium, the streaming situation in several segments, the nozzle geometry and, as a consequence, the water jet shape, and the impact pressure of the cooling medium on the surface of the rolled material) as influencing parameters. This paper describes the possibilities for determining and simulating the heat transfer in the cooling line with industrial conditions. Moreover, this paper discusses the optimal control of the cooling line to achieve the desired temperature and phase distribution on the run-out table. The resulting information contributes to new technology and material developments at the pilot plant, as well as for the transfer of results into the industry.

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