| The CANMET-McGill Mathematical Model has been expanded and improved to provide a more comprehensive predictive tool for simulation of temperature evolution in the hot rolling of steel. The model uses a Windows(TM)-based, user-friendly, graphical interface and the explicit finite-difference method in two dimensions to simulate the rolling of flat product.; Data input options were expanded to allow an initial temperature gradient in the steel to be rolled, the inclusion of a runout table in the calculations, specific chemical compositions and a choice of emissivity values.; A novel, chemistry-dependent thermal conductivity term was developed to account for the variation in heat conduction through the thickness of the steel and to ensure that the temperature of the entire cross-section is accurately predicted. In addition, the model now calculates a heat of transformation for phase changes from austenite to ferrite, pearlite and bainite.; An automated self-calibration module was included to facilitate the calibration of the model's predictions to empirically obtained temperature setpoints.; The model's temperature predictions were validated against both industrial and laboratory data with excellent results. |
