Mechanics of Thin Strip Steering in Hot Rolling

本课题的主要目的是建立热轧带钢转向的数学模型。该项目的创新之处在于应用了一种无网格有限元方法来模拟高速轧制时带钢在机架间的弯曲现象，该方法在这一问题上尚未得到应用。预期的结果是一个全面的模拟模型，可以准确地预测带钢的板形和带钢的弯曲，识别引起弯曲的参数，并利用UOW和NEU的实验轧机验证数值模型的有效性。

The main aim of this project is to model the strip steering in hot rolling. The innovation of the project is the application of a meshless finite element method (FEM) to simulate the snaking of strip at high rolling speed between rolling mill stands, which has not been applied for this problem. The expected outcome is a comprehensive simulation model that can predict accurately the strip shape and the snaking of strip,identify the parameters that cause snaking and to validate the effectiveness of the numerical model utilising the experimental rolling mills at UoW and NEU.