Dynamic furnace temperature setting research on combustion system of rolling mill reheating furnace

The setting of furnace temperature in combustion system of reheating furnace at rolling mill is an important parameter in the production process. Variety of some factors such as furnace heating capacity, steel thermal stress, production rhythm etc. directly affects the setting of furnace temperature, it is an industry problem. This article analysis about how the above mentioned factors affect the furnace temperature setting, and mainly focus on dynamic setting strategy of furnace temperature so as to fit fluctuation of production rhythm through theoretical analysis on the energy balance of billet heat transfer in the furnace. This strategy has been verified by production and experiment, and matches with the related data. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.