Thermal considerations in numerical simulation of the strip rolling process

This paper focuses on the thermal aspects of modeling strip rolling, with special attention to the action at the strip/roll interface. A review of the current state of the science is given, followed by a presentation of a particular formulation, which is the subject of current investigation. Comparison between the numerical results of the subject model with some mill data is then made for each of a hot and a cold rolling application. As a consequence, some of the thermal differences between hot and cold rolling processes are evidenced.