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Procedia Engineering 150 (2016) 1007 1012

International Conference on Industrial Engineering, ICIE 2016

Modeling of a Thermal Massive Body Depending on the Cooling

Liquid Volume, as Exemplified by Rolls for a Hot-Rolling Mill.
A.N. Vorozhishchev, R.R Dema, T.V Kazakova.*
Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University. Lenin Street, 38, Magnitogorsk 455000, The Russian Federation.

Abstract

Setting metal cooling systems at the development of the technology for rolling of thin strips is much more topical problem at the
functional hot rolling mill. The solution of this problem was modernization of mill cooling systems. The next step after
modernization is to adjust this system. At the same time, an important factor is also the thermal condition of a working roll for
hot rolling. Various approaches are currently known including two main ones: the heat balance method and the thermal
conductivity equation use.
The heat balance method allows calculation of the average integral temperature of a roll blanket which is most subject to a
temperature change. This method will allow definition of a roll heat intensity and the average integral temperature which are
required for use of the following method.
The thermal conductivity equation method allows operation of the factors influencing roll temperature at the mathematical level.
Due to the reconstruction of cooling systems there are restrictions of cooling liquid volumes.
In that way, at the moment, it is required to make a mathematical model of the stand cooling means system. To develop the
working system model, we have used the Scilab software environment.
By means of the created model, data on the average temperature of a working roll blanket and the coolant flow to a stand in time
have been obtained.
Introduction of this model for production will allow reduction of the average working roll temperature by 4 8 on average, and
also to reduce a coolant flow by 7 - 10 percent.
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Keywords: metal cooling; hot rolling; roll; heat balance method; The thermal conductivity equation; cooling systems; mathematical model

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1. Introduction

Metal quality (deviation of geometric parameters from nominal rate will be specially tended an issue in the work)
developed during hot rolling directly depends on the surface condition of working rolls. In the rolling process, rolls
are affected by high temperatures, at the same time the tool contact with the rolled metal temperature can reach to
1150 degree, which means that the tool cooling plays a significant role in technology of rolling.
Nowadays, much attention is paid to cooling systems of sheet mill both in domestic and in foreign practice.
Unfortunately, a lot of questions of thermal conditions of hot rolling mill have been studied badly, due to the to the
lack and impossibility of installation of any sensors and controllers. Because of it the majority of aspects are solved
at the theoretical or experimental level.

2. Problem statement

Now the gauge of rolling strips has changed dramatically, and the requirements for metal quality have increased
considerably. Setting systems of metal cooling at the development of technology for rolling of thin strips is much
more current problem at the functional hot rolling mill, because specifications of cooling systems are designed for
this mode of rolling, first of all due to the increase of rolling speed, draft and overall reduction, which leads to
overheating and premature failure of the rolls and reduce product quality.
The solution to this problem was the modernization of the mill cooling systems, viz. increase of coolant flow,
replacement of collectors, installation of new nozzles, piping systems, and also introduction of solenoid valves
allowing to control water volume supplied to each stand depending on the rolling rate.
Considering typical size and the gauge of rolling strips, the next step after modernization is to adjust this system
Thus, the question of calculation of volume of cooling liquid (water) for the most effective cooling of a roll at
the moment is particularly acute. At the same time an important factor is also the thermal condition of a working roll
of hot rolling. Currently known a number of approaches, of which there are two main:
x heat balance method;
x the thermal conductivity equation use.
Each approach requires separate consideration as further at setup of cooling systems it is necessary to make the
corresponding mathematical calculations, and for simplification of calculations to realize a complex of the programs
allowing to make calculation and the choice of the modes in the automatic mode. [1,2]

3. Implementation

Heat balance method allows to calculate the average integral temperature of a blanket of a roll which is most
subject to change of temperature.
For determination of average temperature of a blanket it is required to make and solve the equation of heat
balance of a blanket of a roll body for one turn. It is deduced by the following expression:

M  M 4 
kD t1M3  kt M1  2
2
tp , (1)
M1  M3   2 4  2
M M

Where t average temperature of a strip in the deformation zone; k<1 the coefficient considering thermal
resistance in the scale crust dividing surfaces of a strip and rolls in the deformation zone; k >1 coefficient of
efficiency of convection heat exchange.
Considering cooling during pauses the average temperature of a working roll can be determined approximately
from expression:
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WM
t p.cp tp (2)
W M W p

where M p machine time and pause time in a rolling cycle of each coil.
This method will allow to define heat intensity in a roll and the average integral temperature which are required
when using the following method. [3,4]

Fig. 1. Border-line conditions on ablanket of a roll

Fig. 2. cylindrical coordinate system

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The thermal conductivity equation method., allows to operate at the mathematical level the factors influencing
roll temperature: rolling speed, water volume to a roll, and the place of supply of cooling liquid.
Thus, authors offer to construct a complex approach: Mathematical model of interaction of these factors in the
roll-strip-cooling means system. The model is constructed by combining the problems of a visco-plastic metal
flow in the deformation zone and heat transfer in the rotating roll. It is supposed that internal heat sources in a roll
are absent. [5-15]
In that way, analysis of thermal fields of a working roll and the rolled strip is reduced to the solution of the
thermal-conductivity equations.

w 2T w 2T wT wT T
a 2  2  Vx  Vy  0, (3)
w x w y wx wy U c

where a coefficient of conductivity, temperature field, Vx, Vy velocity components in the direction of axes
x and y, the capacity of internal heat sources, , c density and capacity of material.
In works [16-21] it is shown that k coefficient directly depends on heat-conductivity coefficients which, in turn
depend on the volume of the water to each site of a roll.
Due to the reconstruction of cooling systems there are restrictions in volumes of cooling liquid.
In that way, at the moment, it is required to make mathematical model of the stand cooling means system.
For model development of working system, we have used the Scilab software environment. It is mathematical
applications package providing an open environment for engineering (technical) and scientific calculations. It has
been chosen for several reasons:
x visibility of a model for the end user;;
x a possibility of connection of the realized system to external controllers and work with them in the inout mode of
data;
x free-of-charge basis.
For visualization and visibility the created model has been simplified, and it is presented in fig. 3.
By means of the created model, data of average temperature of a blanket of a working roll and coolant flow to a
stand in time have been obtained.[22-24]

Fig. 3. stand cooling means system model

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Fig. 4. The temperature of the roll over time

4. Conclusion

After carrying out a number of experiments by means of the developed system it has been detected that
introduction of this model for production will allow to reduce the average temperature of working rolls on average
by 6 - 8 degrees in a roughing train and 4 - 7 degrees in a finishing train of a hot roiling mill , and also to reduce a
coolant flow by 7 - 10 percent. The size of removal of a roll when redressing will decrease by 4 - 5 percent.

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