Advanced run-out table cooling technology based on ultra fast cooling and laminar cooling in hot strip mill

Abstract

In order to meet the severe requirements of market and reduce production costs of high quality steels, advanced run-out table cooling based on ultra fast cooling (UFC) and laminar cooling (LC) was proposed and applied to industrial production. Cooling mechanism of UFC and LC was introduced first, and then the control system and control models were described. By using UFC and LC, low-cost Q345B strips had been produced in a large scale, and industrial trials of producing low-cost dual phase strips were completed successfully. Application results show that the ultra fast cooling is uniform along the strip width and length, and does not affect the flatness of strips. The run-out table cooling system runs stably with a high precision, and makes it possible for the user to develop more high quality steels with low costs.

Keywords

hot strip mill / ultra fast cooling / laminar cooling / run-out table cooling / control model / control system

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