scholarly journals Model and Algorithm for Planning Hot-Rolled Batch Processing under Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Zhengbiao Hu ◽  
Dongfeng He ◽  
Wei Song ◽  
Kai Feng
Keyword(s):  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Batch Processing ◽  
Steel Plant ◽  
Electricity Pricing ◽  
Improved Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Electricity Cost ◽  
Batch Type ◽  
Plan Optimization

Batch-type hot rolling planning highly affects electricity costs in a steel plant, but previous research models seldom considered time-of-use (TOU) electricity pricing. Based on an analysis of the hot-rolling process and TOU electricity pricing, a batch-processing plan optimization model for hot rolling was established, using an objective function with the goal of minimizing the total penalty incurred by the differences in width, thickness, and hardness among adjacent slabs, as well as the electricity cost of the rolling process. A method was provided to solve the model through improved genetic algorithm. An analysis of the batch processing of the hot rolling of 240 slabs of different sizes at a steel plant proved the effectiveness of the proposed model. Compared to the man–machine interaction model and the model in which TOU electricity pricing was not considered, the batch-processing model that included TOU electricity pricing produced significantly better results with respect to both product quality and power consumption.

scholarly journals Optimizing Production Scheduling of Steel Plate Hot Rolling for Economic Load Dispatch under Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao Tan ◽  
Hua-li Yang ◽  
Bin Duan ◽  
Yong-xin Su ◽  
Feng He
Keyword(s):  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Production Scheduling ◽  
Peak Load ◽  
Economic Load Dispatch ◽  
Electricity Pricing ◽  
Nsga Ii ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Batch Type ◽  
Power Load ◽  
Electricity Costs

Time-of-Use (TOU) electricity pricing provides an opportunity for industrial users to cut electricity costs. Although many methods for Economic Load Dispatch (ELD) under TOU pricing in continuous industrial processing have been proposed, there are still difficulties in batch-type processing, since power load units are not directly adjustable and nonlinearly depend on production planning and scheduling. In this paper, for hot rolling, a typical batch-type and energy intensive process in steel industry, a production scheduling optimization model for ELD is proposed under TOU pricing, in which the objective is to minimize electricity costs while considering penalties caused by jumps between adjacent slabs. A NSGA-II based multiobjective production scheduling algorithm is developed to obtain Pareto optimal solutions, and then TOPSIS based multicriteria decision-making is performed to recommend an optimal solution to facilitate field operation. Experimental results and analyses show that the proposed method cuts electricity costs in production, especially in case of allowance for penalty score increase in a certain range. Further analyses show that the proposed method has effect on peak load regulation of power grid.

Hot Rolling Process Simulation: Application to UIC-60 Rail Rolling

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Armindo Guerrero ◽  
Javier Belzunce ◽  
Covadonga Betegon ◽  
Julio Jorge ◽  
Francisco J. Vigil
Keyword(s):  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Process Simulation ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Hot Rolling Process

scholarly journals Shaping Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Carbon Bainitic Steel in Hot-Rolling and Long-Term Low-Temperature Annealing

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 384
Author(s):  
Tomasz Dembiczak ◽  
Marcin Knapiński
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Constitutive Equations ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Bainitic Steel ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
High Carbon ◽  
Bainite Steel ◽  
Dilatometric Studies

Based on the research results, coefficients in constitutive equations, describing the kinetics of dynamic, meta-dynamic, and static recrystallization in high-carbon bainitic steel during hot deformation were determined. The developed mathematical model takes into account the dependence of the changing kinetics in the structural size of the preliminary austenite grains, the value of strain, strain rate, temperature, and time. Physical simulations were carried out on rectangular specimens. Compression tests with a flat state of deformation were carried out using a Gleeble 3800. Based on dilatometric studies, coefficients were determined in constitutive equations, describing the grain growth of the austenite of high-carbon bainite steel under isothermal annealing conditions. The aim of the research was to verify the developed mathematical models in semi-industrial conditions during the hot-rolling process of high-carbon bainite steel. Analysis of the semi-industrial studies of the hot-rolling and long-term annealing process confirmed the correctness of the predicted mathematical models describing the microstructure evolution.

scholarly journals 3D-FEM Simulation of Hot Rolling Process and Characterization of the Resultant Microstructure of a Light-Weight Mn Steel

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
Ana Claudia González-Castillo ◽  
José de Jesús Cruz-Rivera ◽  
Mitsuo Osvaldo Ramos-Azpeitia ◽  
Pedro Garnica-González ◽  
Carlos Gamaliel Garay-Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Thermomechanical Processing ◽  
Computational Simulation ◽  
Effective Strain ◽  
Fem Simulation ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
3D Fem ◽  
Hot Rolling Process ◽  
Mn Steel

Computational simulation has become more important in the design of thermomechanical processing since it allows the optimization of associated parameters such as temperature, stresses, strains and phase transformations. This work presents the results of the three-dimensional Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation of the hot rolling process of a medium Mn steel using DEFORM-3D software. Temperature and effective strain distribution in the surface and center of the sheet were analyzed for different rolling passes; also the change in damage factor was evaluated. According to the hot rolling simulation results, experimental hot rolling parameters were established in order to obtain the desired microstructure avoiding the presence of ferrite precipitation during the process. The microstructural characterization of the hot rolled steel was carried out using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that the phases present in the steel after hot rolling are austenite and α′-martensite. Additionally, to understand the mechanical behavior, tensile tests were performed and concluded that this new steel can be catalogued in the third automotive generation.

scholarly journals Intelligent methods for root cause analysis behind the center line deviation of the steel strip

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 386-393
Author(s):  
Henna Tiensuu ◽  
Satu Tamminen ◽  
Olli Haapala ◽  
Juha Röning
Keyword(s):  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Steel Strip ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Statistical Prediction ◽  
Center Line ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Critical Feature ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Shape Errors

AbstractThis article presents a statistical prediction model-based intelligent decision support tool for center line deviation monitoring. Data mining methods enable the data driven manufacturing. They also help to understand the manufacturing process and to test different hypotheses. In this study, the original assumption was that the shape of the strip during the hot rolling has a strong effect on the behaviour of the steel strip in Rolling, Annealing and Pickling line (RAP). Our goal is to provide information that enables to react well in advance to strips with challenging shape. In this article, we show that the most critical shape errors arising in hot rolling process will be transferred to critical errors in RAP-line process as well. In addition, our results reveal that the most critical feature characterizes the deviation better than the currently used criterion for rework. The developed model enables the user to understand better the quality of the products, how the process works, and how the quality model predicts and performs.

Failure Analysis of a Working Roll Under the Influence of the Stress Field Due to Hot Rolling Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Masoudi Nejad ◽  
Peyman Noroozian Rizi ◽  
Maedeh Sadat Zoei ◽  
Karim Aliakbari ◽  
Hossein Ghasemi
Keyword(s):  
Stress Field ◽  
Failure Analysis ◽  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Hot Rolling Process

Modelling the Temperature Distribution along the Length of Strip during Hot Rolling Process

2004 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 330-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaochun Sha ◽  
Dianzhong Li ◽  
Yongjun Lan ◽  
Xiaogang Zhang ◽  
Yiyi Li
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Hot Rolling Process

Optimal Scheduling Method of Controllable Loads in DC Smart Apartment Building

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 579-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsubasa Shimoji ◽  
Hayato Tahara ◽  
Hidehito Matayoshi ◽  
Atsushi Yona ◽  
Tomonobu Senjyu
Keyword(s):  
Power Flow ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
Optimal Scheduling ◽  
Electricity Pricing ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Electricity Cost ◽  
Pricing Scheme ◽  
Scheduling Method

Abstract From the perspective of global warming suppression and the depletion of energy resources, renewable energies, such as the solar collector (SC) and photovoltaic generation (PV), have been gaining attention in worldwide. Houses or buildings with PV and heat pumps (HPs) are recently being used in residential areas widely due to the time of use (TOU) electricity pricing scheme which is essentially inexpensive during middle-night and expensive during day-time. If fixed batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) can be introduced in the premises, the electricity cost would be even more reduced. While, if the occupants arbitrarily use these controllable loads respectively, power demand in residential buildings may fluctuate in the future. Thus, an optimal operation of controllable loads such as HPs, batteries and EV should be scheduled in the buildings in order to prevent power flow from fluctuating rapidly. This paper proposes an optimal scheduling method of controllable loads, and the purpose is not only the minimization of electricity cost for the consumers, but also suppression of fluctuation of power flow on the power supply side. Furthermore, a novel electricity pricing scheme is also suggested in this paper.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Texture Development during Hot Rolling of Magnesium Alloy AZ31

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 3448-3453 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Schmidt ◽  
Rudolf Kawalla ◽  
Tom Walde ◽  
Hermann Riedel ◽  
A. Prakash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Rolling Texture ◽  
Rolling Process ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Basal Texture ◽  
Alloy Az31 ◽  
Magnesium Alloy Az31 ◽  
Softening Behavior

Due to the deformation mechanisms and the typical basal texture rolled magnesium sheets show a significant asymmetry of flow stress in tension and compression. In order to avoid this undesired behavior it is necessary to achieve non-basal texture during rolling, or at least, to reduce the intensity of the basal texture component. The reduction of the anisotropy caused by the basal texture is very important for subsequent forming processes. This project aims at optimizing the hot rolling process with special consideration of texture effects. The development of the model is carried out in close cooperation with the experimental work on magnesium alloy AZ31 .The experimental results are required for the determination of model parameters and for the verification of the model. Deformation-induced texture is described by the visco-plastic self-consistent (VPSC) model of Lebensohn and Tomé. The combination of deformation and recrystallization texture models is applied to hot compression tests on AZ31, and it is found, that the model describes the observed texture and hardening/softening behavior well. In some cases rotation recrystallization occurs in AZ31 which appears to be a possibility to reduce the undesired basal rolling texture.

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