Jaroslav Horský

Analysis of Roll Gap Heat Transfers in Hot Steel Strip Rolling through Roll Temperature Sensors and Heat Transfer Models

This paper presents an analysis of roll bite heat transfers during hot steel strip rolling. Two types of temperature sensors (drilled sensor /slot sensor) implemented near roll surface and heat transfer models are used to identify in the roll bite interfacial heat flux, temperature and Heat Transfer Coefficient HTCroll-bite during pilot rolling tests. It is shown that: - the slot type sensor is much more efficient than the drilled type sensor to capture correctly fast roll temperature changes in the bite during hot rolling but life’s duration of the slot sensor is shorter. - average HTCroll-bite, identified with roll sensors temperature signals is within the range 15-26 kW/m2/K: the higher the strip reduction is, the higher the HTCroll-bite is. - scale thickness at strip surface tends to decrease heat transfers from strip to roll in the roll bite. - HTCroll-bite appears not uniform along the roll-strip contact, in contrast to usual assumptions made in existing models - Heat dissipated by friction at roll-strip interface and its partitioning through roll and strip respectively seems over-estimated in the existing thermal roll gap model [1]. Modeling of interfacial friction heat dissipation should be reviewed and verified. The above results show the interest of roll temperature sensors to determine accurately roll bite heat transfers and evaluate more precisely the corresponding roll thermal fatigue degradation.

Experimental Study of Interfacial Heat Flux and Surface Temperature by Inverse Analysis with Thermocouple (Fully Embedded) during Hot Steel Strip Rolling

Knowledge of temperature distribution in the roll is fundamental aspect in cold rolling. An inverse analytical method has been previously developed to determine interfacial heat flux and surface temperature by measuring the temperature with a thermocouple (fully embedded) at only one point inside the roll. On this basis some pilot mill tests have been performed. The temperature sensor, the calibration procedure and rolling tests at different strip rolling conditions (5%, 10%, 15% and 20%) are described. Results show a good agreement with well-known theoretical models. Moreover the CPU times of the method (around 0.05 s by cycle) enable an online control of the rolling process.

Determination of Turning Knife Thermal Stress during Longitudinal Turning

A turning knife contacts a work piece during turning. Due to friction, heat is produced proportionally to the turning speed. The resulting temperature influences the quality of the machined surface and wear of the knife. Thus, new machine tools must be developed that minimize the production of unwanted heat. To accomplish this task, a new experimental knife was prepared with thermocouples both built into it and welded to its surface. The measurement process was supplemented by thermovision. Heat flux and surface temperatures were computed from subsurface data using a one-dimensional inverse relationship. The detailed temperature distribution on the surface of the turning knife was determined using a combination of these methods.