Numerical determination of heat transfer coefficient for boiling phenomenon at runout table of hot strip mill

The heat transfer coefficient during film boiling at the runout table of the hot strip mill is usually determined by experimental methods. Described in the present paper is a finite difference based model for analysis of the thermal behaviour of the strip during cooling at the runout table of the hot strip mill at Tata Steel, India. The model, developed for the prediction of strip temperature, is used to determine the heat transfer coefficient at the water/strip interface while water cooling occurs. A simple form of polynomial as a function of the strip surface temperature is proposed to describe the heat transfer coefficient at the water/strip interface. Good correlation has been found between model predicted temperatures considering the polynomial type heat transfer coefficient and the actual coiling temperature.