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Development of a robot system for removing top dross on a zinc pot (용융아연욕 부유물 제거용 로봇시스템 개발)

  • 임태균;박상덕;이옥산
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1996.10b
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    • pp.1488-1491
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    • 1996
  • Throughout CGL(Continuous Galvanizing Line) in steel works, zinc-coated steel sheets are produced which are used where long-running corrosion resistivity is required. During the galvanizing process, top dross is created and floated on the zinc pot. Because the dross leaves ill patterns on the coated sheets, it is removed manually with shovel-like tools in about twenty minutes. Because, however, the working environment is very noisy, hot and harmful to human workers, a robot system is developed and implemented on a real plant to automatically remove the top dross. It consists of a robot and its carriage system, a pot level sensor, a system controller, and special tools to collect, pick up, and put the top dross into a dross waste basket. A system software is developed to monitor the system status. A series of tests were performed to verify the robot motion and adaptation to working conditions, and proved successful work.

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Design of lightweight mansard portal frames

  • Morales-Rodriguez, P.A.;Lopez-Perales, J.A.;Moreno, M.C. Serna
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.277-285
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    • 2017
  • Single-storey industrial buildings are one of the most often type of structures built among various skeletal framed steel constructions. These metallic buildings offer an exceptional opportunity to minimise the material employed, contributing to a more sustainable construction. In particular, the mansard portal frame is a typology made up of broken beams that involves different lengths and discontinuous slopes. This study aims the weight reduction of the standard mansard portal frame with design purposes by means of varying four parameters: the kink position, the eaves-apex slope, the span and the columns height. In this work, we suggest some guidelines that can improve the economical competitive capabilities of their structural design. In all the cases analysed, the joints of the portal frame are placed over the theoretical non-funicular shape to uniform loads. This allows reducing the bending moment and the shear force, but increasing the axial force. In addition, the performance of mansard and typical pitched portal frames submitted to the same boundary conditions is compared in terms of efficiency in the use of steel. In the large majority of the cases, mansard typologies are lighter than the common pitched frames and, hence, more economical.

Development of quality monitoring system using thickness gauge, width gauge, themometer for a rolling operation in hot rolling mill plant (열연공장의 압연공정 두께계 폭계 온도계를 이용한 품질모니터링 시스템 개발)

  • Joo, Jong-Yul;Oh, Jae-Chul
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.387-394
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    • 2016
  • Today, hot rolled mill plant are currently operating 24 hours a day. The main processes of hot-rolled steel mill are Reheating Furnace, Roughing Mill, Fishing Mill and the Down Coiler. In the process checking over the thickness and width of rolled material, temperature control is an important factor. It is quite often the cause of the work breakdown and find a bad elements for product. After the shipping out the product, when a claim occurs requires an investigation. In each process of the conventional thickness gauge, width, and thermometer. Operation by an independent data acquisition and this monitoring is problematic and straining of the operator. The monitoring process the data of each function and incorporate monitoring results can also check future work. The installation of this system will improve our efficiency and productivity. In the rolling process by developing more efficient operating quality monitoring system, this will be made possible.

The development of FE-based on-line model for the precise prediction of work roll thermal profile in hot strip rolling (열간 압연 시 워크 롤의 열 변형 정밀 예측을 위한 유한요소법 기반의 온라인 모델 개발)

  • Choi J. W.;Huang H. D.;Lee J. H.;Hwang S. M.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.329-335
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    • 2004
  • An, FE-based, on-line model is presented for the rapid and precise prediction of roll thermal profile in hot strip rolling. The validity of the model is demonstrated through comparison with FE-based off-line model which was verified by measurements. Also demonstrated is its capability of reflecting the effect of diverse process variables.

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Determination of Carbon Equivalent Equation by Using Neural Network for Roll Force Prediction in hot Strip Mill (신경망을 이용한 열간 압연하중 예측용 탄소당량식의 개발)

  • 김필호;문영훈;이준정
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.482-488
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    • 1997
  • New carbon equivalent equation for the better prediction for the better prediction of roll force in a continuous hot strip mill has been formulated by applying a neural network method. In predicting roll force of steel strip, carbon equivalent equation which normalize the effects of various alloying elements by a carbon equivalent content is very critical for the accurate prediction of roll force. To overcome the complex relationships between alloying elements and operational variables such as temperature, strain, strain rate and so forth, a neural network method which is effective for multi-variable analysis was adopted in the present work as a tool to determine a proper carbon equivalent equation. The application of newly formulated carbon equivalent equation has increased prediction accuracy of roll force significantly and the effectiveness of neural network method is well confirmed in this study.

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Enhanced TE performance of FeVSb1-xSnx half-heusler matrices using zirconia vial

  • Rahidul Hasan;KyuHyoung Lee;Soon-Chul Ur
    • Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.319-325
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    • 2020
  • Thermoelectric and transport properties of FeVSb1-xSnx (0.015<x<0.055) alloys were studied with respect to types of vials(zirconia and stainless steel), Sn contents and temperature. The results were compared with the previously studied samples synthesized by using stainless-vial. All the designated compositions in current work were prepared via a mechanical alloying process using a zirconia vial. Vacuum hot pressing was conducted to consolidate the mechanically alloyed powders. F43m symmetry was being confirmed from the Rietveld refinement pattern. The phase transitions during the milling process and vacuum hot processing were investigated and the results exhibited near single half-Heusler phases with a minor portion of the second phase within the matrix. The Second phase might play a role to reduce thermal conductivity. Electrical conductivity exhibited semi-metallic behavior in all the temperature range. Carrier concentrations are found to be decreased with the increasing Sn contents and the FeVSb0.955Sn0.045 specimen showed the ZTmax of 0.23 at 757 K.

The Analysis of Width Deformation Behavior in Thin Slab Casting and Rolling Process (박슬라브 열간압연공정에서 폭거동해석)

  • 박해두;김형전;송길호
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 1997.03a
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    • pp.249-252
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    • 1997
  • Mini-mill process which is one of the new steel making process to be able to produce the hot rolled strip by thin slab caster, was completed in the kwangyang steel work. The new process was constructed liquid core deduction, tandem reduction unit, induction heater, coil box and finishing mill to be varied width. Therefore, in oder to make sure of target strip width, analysis of actual plant data was done to fine out amount of width deviation. Finally, the predication system of width in the mini-mill process was developed to included temperature caculation model.

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Microstructures of Powders and Additively Manufactured Objects of an Alloy Tool Steel for Cold-Work Dies (냉간금형용 합금공구강 분말 및 적층조형체의 미세조직)

  • Kang, Jun-Yun;Yun, Jaecheol;Kim, Hoyoung;Kim, Byunghwan;Choe, Jungho;Yang, Sangsun;Yu, Ji-Hun;Kim, Yong-Jin
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.202-209
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    • 2017
  • A cold-work tool steel powder is used to fabricate 3-dimensional objects by selective laser melting using a high-pressure gas atomization process. The spherical powder particles form continuous carbide networks among the austenite matrix and its decomposition products. The carbides comprise Nb-rich MC and Mo-rich $M_2C$. In the SLM process, the process parameters such as the laser power (90 W), layer thickness ($25{\mu}m$), and hatch spacing ($80{\mu}m$) are kept fixed, while the scan speed is changed from 50 mm/s to 4000 mm/s. At a low scan speed of 50 mm/s, spherical cavities develop due to over melting, while they are substantially reduced on increasing the speed to 2000 mm/s. The carbide network spacing decreases with increasing speed. At an excessively high speed of 4000 mm/s, long and irregularly shaped cavities are developed due to incomplete melting. The influence of the scan pattern is examined, for which $1{\times}1 mm^2$ blocks constituting a processing layer are irradiated in a random sequence. This island-type pattern exhibits the same effect as that of a low scan speed. Post processing of an object using hot isostatic pressing leads to a great reduction in the porosity but causes coarsening of the microstructure.

Microstructures and Mechanical Characteristics of Advanced Cold-Work Tool Steels: Ledeburitic vs. Matrix-type Alloy (고성능 냉간금형강의 미세조직과 기계적 특성: 레데부라이트(ledeburitic) 및 매트릭스(matrix)형 강종의 비교)

  • Kang, Jun-Yun;Kim, Hoyoung;Son, Dongmin;Lee, Jae-Jin;Yun, Hyo Yun;Lee, Tae-Ho;Park, Soon Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.181-189
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    • 2015
  • Two types of advanced cold-work tool steels were characterized and compared. A higher-alloyed ledeburitic steel with primary carbides (denoted as 9Cr) and a lower-alloyed steel without primary carbides (5Cr) were fabricated by vacuum induction melting and subsequent hot forging. They were spheroidizing-annealed at $870^{\circ}C$, quenched at $1030^{\circ}C$ and tempered at 180 or $520^{\circ}C$. Their machinability after annealing and hardness, impact toughness, wear resistance after tempering were compared and interpreted in association with their characteristic microstructures. After annealing, 5Cr showed higher resistance to machining due to higher ductility and toughness in spite of lower strength and smaller carbide volume. Owing to smaller carbide volume fraction and the absence of coarse primary carbides, 5Cr showed even better impact toughness although the hardness was lower. The improved toughness of 5Cr resulted in excellent wear resistance, while smaller volume fraction of retained austenite also contributed to it.

A Numerical Study on the Slab Heating Characteristics in a Reheating Furnace with the Formation and Growth of Scale on the Slab Surface (스케일 층의 생성 및 성장을 고려한 가열로 내 슬랩의 승온 특성 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Dong-Eun;Jang, Jung-Hyun;Kim, Chong-Min;Hong, Dong-Jin;Park, Hae-Doo;Park, Yun-Beom;Kim, Man-Young
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.109-112
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    • 2008
  • In this work, a mathematical heat transfer model of a walking-beam type reheating furnace that can predict the formation and growth of the scale layer, which is produced due to oxidative reaction between the furnace oxidizing atmosphere and the steel surface in the reheating furnace, has been developed. The model can also predict the heat flux distribution within the furnace and the temperature distribution in the slab and scale throughout the reheating furnace process by considering the heat exchange between the slab and its surroundings in the furnace, including radiant heat transfer among the slabs, the skids, the hot gases and the furnace wall as well as the gas convection heat transfer in the furnace. Using the model developed in this work, the effects of the scale layer on the heat transfer characteristics and temperature behavior of the slab is investigated. A comparison is also made between the predictions of the present model and the data from an in situ measurement in the furnace, and a reasonable agreement is founded.

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