TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Design of In-Line Temperature Control Systems for Bar Mills
AU - , E.C. Obinabo AU - , C.I. Ajuwa 
JO  - International Journal of System Signal Control and Engineering Application
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SP  - 130
EP  - 138
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1997-5422
DO  - ijssceapp.2008.130.138
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijssceapp.2008.130.138
KW  - Control system design
KW  -thermal housing
KW  -spatial heat flow
KW  -temperature distributions
KW  -temperature control
AB  - This study presents a workable, cost-effective proposal for eliminating the thermal distortions observed during production of rolled steel bars in billet mills. Manipulation of the temperature distributions in the workpiece to produce the desired shape of the final product was achieved through control of the heat supplied to a thermal housing designed for installation on the cooling bed to enhance homogenization of the heat flow across the dimensions of the product as it cools down from the final rolling temperature of about 900°C. The control system matches the changes in the operation of the rolls by introducing the concept of residence time the effect of which was the ultimate homogenization of the product temperature and elimination of the internal stresses.
ER  -