Real-time, model-based spray-cooling control system for steel continuous casting

Bryan Petrus; Kai Zheng; X. Zhou; Brian G. Thomas; Joseph Bentsman

doi:10.1007/s11663-010-9452-7

Real-time, model-based spray-cooling control system for steel continuous casting

Bryan Petrus, Kai Zheng, X. Zhou, Brian G. Thomas, Joseph Bentsman

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This article presents a new system to control secondary cooling water sprays in continuous casting of thin steel slabs (CONONLINE). It uses real-time numerical simulation of heat transfer and solidification within the strand as a software sensor in place of unreliable temperature measurements. The one-dimensional finite-difference model, CON1D, is adapted to create the real-time predictor of the slab temperature and solidification state. During operation, the model is updated with data collected by the caster automation systems. A decentralized controller configuration based on a bank of proportional-integral controllers with antiwindup is developed to maintain the shell surface-temperature profile at a desired set point. A new method of set-point generation is proposed to account for measured mold heat flux variations. A user-friendly monitor visualizes the results and accepts set-point changes from the caster operator. Example simulations demonstrate how a significantly better shell surface-temperature control is achieved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	87-103
Number of pages	17
Journal	Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-010-9452-7
State	Published - Feb 2011

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Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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