IMPROVEMENT OF SLAB REHEATING PROCESS AT USIMINAS THROUGH MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION

Basic characteristics and application examples of the mathematical simulator for reheating process in walking-beam type furnaces, that has been developed and applied to Usiminas plate mill line at Ipatinga, are shown in this paper. This is a bi-dimensional mathematical model solved by the finite v...

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Main Authors: Antônio Adel dos Santos, Cristóvão Nery Giacomin, João Paulo Batista Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração 2012-09-01
Series:Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração
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Online Access:http://www.tecnologiammm.com.br/files/v9n3/v9n3a11.pdf