Open AccessDevelopment of a Rolling Process Design Tool for Use in Improving Hot Roll Slab Recovery
Author(s) -
R. Couch,
Ralf Becker,
Min Woo Daniel Rhee,
M Li
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/917882
Subject(s) - slab , engineering , manufacturing engineering , ingot , process (computing) , product (mathematics) , mechanical engineering , computer science , materials science , structural engineering , metallurgy , operating system , geometry , mathematics , alloy
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory participated in a U. S. Department of Energy/Office of Industrial Technology sponsored research project 'Development of a Rolling Process Design Tool for Use in Improving Hot Roll Slab Recovery', as a Cooperative Agreement TC-02028 with the Alcoa Technical Center (ATC). The objective of the joint project with Alcoa is to develop a numerical modeling capability to optimize the hot rolling process used to produce aluminum plate. Product lost in the rolling process and subsequent recycling, wastes resources consumed in the energy-intensive steps of remelting and reprocessing the ingot. The modeling capability developed by project partners will be used to produce plate more efficiently and with reduced product loss