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Development of a simulator to calculate an optimal slab heating pattern for reheat furnaces
Author(s) -
Ezure Hisashi,
Seki Yoshiro,
Yamaguchi Naoki,
Shiaga Hiroyuki
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6416(199708)120:3<42::aid-eej5>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - slab , simulation , function (biology) , process (computing) , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , structural engineering , evolutionary biology , biology , operating system
To improve energy consumption and to meet quality requirements for the slab heating process of reheat furnaces in hot strip mills, a new optimal slab heat pattern calculation simulator has been developed. The simulator consists of the following functions;(1) two‐dimensional (slab thickness direction and slab length direction) slab temperature calculation function, which is capable of calculating skidmarks along the length of a slab,(2) furnace heat balance calculation function,(3) optimizing calculation function of slab heat pattern using a linear programming method. The simulator developed has been installed into a furnace computer control system for an actual plant. This paper describes the functions of the simulator and simulation results using the simulator. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 120 (3): 42–53, 1997