Patent Application
20140202224
The present invention relates to an energy-saving device for a rolling plant.
In hot strip rolling and hot plate rolling, cooling water is generally poured onto the material being rolled of a metallic material to control the temperature thereof to a given target temperature. Also, since rolling rolls and table rolls for conveyance come into contact with the material being rolled having a high temperature of about 1000° C., the rolling rolls and the table rolls are generally cooled with cooling water. The cooling water in the latter case is used not only when a high-temperature material is rolled in hot strip rolling and hot plate rolling but also when an ordinary-temperature material being rolled is rolled, for example, in cold rolling.
A rolling plant is provided with a circulation path for cooling water, and the cooling water is frequently used after being pumped up once into a tank at a high place. To move the water, a pump, an electric motor for driving the pump, and a driving device for the electric motor are always used. Therefore, if the circulation of water can be reduced, the energy required for driving the pump can be saved.
For example, Patent Literature 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-272339) “Method and Device for Cooling Rolling Roll” discloses a method in which a pump for sending cooling water is operated at a low speed when a material being rolled is absent.
Unfortunately, in the above-described conventional temperature control and in the cooling method disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the viewpoint of how efficiently the material being rolled, rolling rolls, and table rolls are cooled has not been considered. For this reason, the pouring amount of cooling water is large, and the energy required for driving the above-described pump is not saved sufficiently. Therefore, it cannot be said that the energy-saving effect is sufficient.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and accordingly an object thereof is to provide a control device for a rolling plant, which is capable of reducing the pouring amount of cooling water by pouring cooling water at timing of high cooling efficiency when a material being rolled is cooled, and thereby being capable of saving the energy consumption.
Also, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and accordingly an object thereof is to provide a control device for a rolling plant, which is capable of reducing the pouring amount of cooling water by pouring cooling water at timing of high cooling efficiency when table rolls and rolling rolls are cooled in a so-called idling state in which no material is rolled, and thereby being capable of saving the energy consumption.
A first aspect of the present invention is an energy-saving device for a rolling plant, comprising:
a plurality of rolling stands which are arranged in tandem on a rolling line to roll the material being rolled of a metallic material conveyed on the rolling line; and
inter-stand cooling systems which are provided between the plurality of rolling stands to pour cooling water onto the conveyed material being rolled, characterized in that
the inter-stand cooling systems are configured so that the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the inter-stand cooling system positioned on the upstream side on the rolling line is larger, and the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the inter-stand cooling system positioned on the downstream side is smaller.
A second aspect of the present invention is an energy-saving device for a rolling plant, comprising:
a first rolling stand for rolling the material being rolled of a metallic material conveyed on a rolling line;
a second rolling stand arranged on the downstream side of the first rolling stand;
a third rolling stand arranged on the downstream side of the second rolling stand;
a first inter-stand cooling system which is provided between the first rolling stand and the second rolling stand to pour cooling water onto the conveyed material being rolled;
a second inter-stand cooling system which is provided between the second rolling stand and the third rolling stand to pour cooling water onto the conveyed material being rolled;
usage state changeover means capable of changing over the state in which the second rolling stand rolls the material being rolled and the state in which the second rolling stand does not roll the material being rolled; and
water-pouring location setting means which prohibits the first inter-stand cooling system from pouring cooling water and permits the second inter-stand cooling system to pour cooling water in the state in which the first rolling stand rolls the material being rolled and the second rolling stand does not roll the material being rolled.
A third aspect of the present invention is an energy-saving device for a rolling plant, comprising:
a plurality of rolling stands which are arranged in tandem on a rolling line to roll the material being rolled of a metallic material conveyed on the rolling line; and
inter-stand cooling systems which are provided between the plurality of rolling stands to pour cooling water onto the conveyed material being rolled, characterized in that
the inter-stand cooling system is installed at a position close to the entry side of the rolling stand on the downstream side, not at a position on the delivery side of the rolling stand on the upstream side.
A fourth aspect of the present invention is an energy-saving device for a rolling plant, comprising:
a plurality of water pouring devices which are arranged on the downstream side of the final rolling stand to pour cooling water onto a conveyed material being rolled or cooled;
restriction determining means for determining whether or not there is imposed a restriction such that cooling water must be poured from the water pouring devices arranged continuously of the plurality of water pouring devices; and
water pouring device interval setting means for setting the water pouring devices for pouring cooling water of the plurality of water pouring devices with one or more intervals being provided if the restriction is not imposed.
A fifth aspect of the present invention is an energy-saving device for a rolling plant, comprising:
table rolls which are provided on a rolling line to convey a material being rolled or cooled;
a plurality of water pouring devices for pouring cooling water toward the table rolls;
determining means for determining whether or not there is formed an idling state in which the table rolls are not conveying the material being rolled or cooled; and
idling time water pouring means which causes the plurality of water pouring devices to pour cooling water intermittently toward the table rolls if the idling state is formed.
A sixth aspect of the present invention is an energy-saving device for a rolling plant, comprising:
a rolling roll which is provided at a rolling stand to roll the material being rolled of a metallic material;
a roll cooling system for pouring cooling water onto the rolling roll;
determining means for determining whether or not there is formed an idling state in which the rolling roll is not rolling the material being rolled;
rolling roll power consumption acquiring means for acquiring power consumption for driving the rolling roll at a plurality of operation points in a low-speed rotation region in the idling state;
pump power consumption acquiring means for acquiring power consumption for driving a pump for supplying cooling water to the roll cooling system at a plurality of operation points in the idling state; and
operation point selecting means for selecting, in the idling state, from the plurality of operation points, an operation point at which the sum of the power consumption for driving the rolling roll and the power consumption for driving the pump is at a minimum.
According to these inventions, the heat within the material being rolled and the rolling equipment (rolling rolls and table rolls), which are objects to be cooled, is transmitted to the surface thereof by heat conduction, and the cooling water is poured at timing when the surface temperature of the object to be cooled rises. The larger the difference in temperature between the surface temperature and the cooling water temperature is, the more the cooling efficiency increases. Therefore, according to the present invention, the pouring amount of cooling water can be reduced, and the energy consumption of a pump and the like for the circulation of cooling water can be saved.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same signs are applied to the same or equivalent elements, and the duplicated explanation thereof is omitted.
On the upstream side on the rolling line of the hot strip rolling mill 10 shown in
The finishing mill 22 is provided with a plurality of rolling stands 24 arranged in tandem. Each of the rolling stands 24 is provided with work rolls 26, which are rolling rolls rotating while being in contact with the material being rolled 12 to stretch out the material being rolled 12 thin, and backup rolls 28 for correcting the deflection in the rotating axis direction of the work roll 26. The work roll 26 is provided with an electric motor for driving the work roll 26 and a driving device for the electric motor. The backup roll 28 is rotated by the friction between the backup roll 28 and the work roll 26 with the rotation of the work roll 26.
On the downstream side of the finishing mill 22 shown in
Next, explanation is given of the outline of the circulation path of cooling water for the hot strip rolling mill 10. The broken-line arrow marks in
The cooling water that is poured directly onto the material being rolled 12 to cool the material being rolled 12 is sometimes called direct cooling water. Also, the cooling water that is poured onto the rolling equipment (for example, the work rolls 26, the backup rolls 28, and the table rolls of the ROT 32) to cool the rolling equipment is sometimes called indirect cooling water. In the following, in the case where the types of cooling water are distinguished, the terms of direct cooling water and indirect cooling water are used.
On at least one of the entry side and the delivery side of the rolling stands 24 shown in
Both of the direct cooling water and the indirect cooling water are recovered after being used for cooling and are reused. However, the cooling water having been used contains foreign matters such as iron powders therein, or the temperature thereof has become high. Therefore, the cooling water having been used is returned to the purification/cooling process 40. Thereafter, to use it again as cooling water, it is returned to the cooling water pit 42. When the cooling water is poured, to apply a desired pressure to the cooling water, the cooling water is pumped up to the tank 38 at a high place, and is used again as cooling water. For the movement of water, the pumps 44, the electric motors 46 for driving the pumps 44, and the driving devices for the electric motors 46 are used.
Also, the hot strip rolling mill 10 shown in
Based on the above-described various types of control information and the outputs of the above-described various types of sensors, the control unit 60 operates the various types of actuators in accordance with the predetermined program to control the states of the material being rolled 12 and rolling equipment.
In the rolling plant as described above, cooling water is generally poured onto a material being rolled to control the temperature thereof to a desired temperature. In the case where cooling water is poured onto a high-temperature material being rolled or cooled to cool the material being rolled, the target temperature after cooling is given, and to meet the target temperature, various types of actuators are controlled. For the hot strip rolling mill 10 shown in
Also, for the hot strip rolling mill 10 shown in
Next, explanation is given of the basic idea of the present invention that is common to the embodiments. The basic idea of the present invention is based on the formula described below. Formula (1) represents the heat transfer of water cooling. In this explanation, the heat transfer means the movement of heat energy between the surface of an object to be cooled and cooling water. Heat conduction means the movement of heat energy within an object to be cooled.
[Formula 1]
Q
w
=−h
w
A
w(Tsurf−Tw) (1)
in which
Qw: heat flow of surface of object to be cooled [W]
Wherein, the case where heat is lost from object to be cooled, Qw is made less than zero.
hw: heat transfer coefficient between object to be cooled and cooling water [W/mm2/K]
Aw: surface area of object to be cooled [mm2]
Tsurf: surface temperature of object to be cooled [K] cooling water temperature [K]
In the case where the temperature of the object to be cooled is higher than that of the cooling water, a large absolute value of heat flow calculated from Formula (1) means that the object to be cooled is liable to be cooled. Since the object to be cooled has a volume, the volume is divided into minute ones, and the temperature change Ti of the i-th minute volume portion is expressed by the Formula described below.
in which
ρ: density of object to be cooled [kg/mm3]
CP: specific heat of object to be cooled [J/kg/deg]
i-th minute volume [mm3]
Δt: time change [s]
ΣQ: sum of heat flows. All of the heat flows caused by radiation, air cooling convection, and heat conduction are included besides Qw in Formula (1). Wherein, the case where heat is lost from object to be cooled, Q is made less than zero.
From Formulas (1) and (2), since the density and specific heat of the object to be cooled, which are physical properties thereof, and the minute volume cannot be changed, in order to lower the temperature of the object to be cooled, EQ has only to be increased. For this purpose, the following methods can be thought of.
(A) To increase the difference between the surface temperature Tsurf of the object to be cooled and the temperature Tw of the cooling water.
(B) To increase the heat transfer coefficient hw between the object to be cooled and the cooling water.
(C) To increase the surface area Aw of the object to be cooled.
Concerning item (B), it is known that the heat transfer coefficient depends on the surface temperature and surface state such as an oxide film adhering to the surface of metallic material. Concerning item (C), the surface area increases in the case where the surface of the object to be cooled is not smooth. However, the heat transfer coefficient in item (B) and the surface temperature in item (C) are uncontrollable quantities.
In item (A), the temperature of the cooling water cannot be changed easily because the temperature thereof is realized as the result of cooling process as explained with reference to
In the case where a unit length and a unit width are taken, the object to be cooled always has a thickness, and has a temperature distribution in the thickness direction. Generally, since the surface is cooled earlier, the interior in the thickness direction has a higher temperature than the surface. Coming-out of the interior heat to the surface depends on the heat conduction of the object to be cooled. The heat conduction is represented by heat conductivity, which is one of physical properties (the heat conduction is a physical property different from the heat transfer).
In order to increase the surface temperature of the object to be cooled, it is necessary to wait until heat is transmitted to the surface by heat conduction from the high-temperature portion in the object to be cooled at a certain time after cooling.
Hereunder, in some cases, the object to be cooled is a metallic material subjected to working by a rolling mill, that is, a material being rolled, and in some cases, the object to be cooled is rolling equipment such as rolling rolls.
In the present invention, based on the above-described idea, in the case where the object to be cooled is a metallic material, the timing when cooling water is poured is determined so that the surface temperature is raised by the heat transmitted from the interior of the object to be cooled. By pouring water at this timing, the cooling efficiency is increased, and thereby the energy-saving effect is enhanced.
Also, in the present invention, in the case where the object to be cooled is rolling equipment, the timing when cooling water is poured is determined so that the surface temperature is raised by the heat transmitted from the interior of the rolling equipment in a so-called idling state in which no material is rolled or the material being rolled is not conveyed. By pouring water at this timing, the cooling efficiency is increased, and thereby the energy-saving effect is enhanced.
The cooling method in the case where the above-described idea is applied is explained with reference to
As shown in
On the other hand, as shown in
In the following, explanation is given of the embodiments based on the above-described basic idea of the present invention.
In first to fourth embodiments, the case where the object to be cooled is the material being rolled 12 is explained. In particular, in the first to third embodiments, the cooling of the material being rolled 12 using the inter-stand cooling systems 50 is explained. In the fourth embodiment, the cooling of the material being rolled 12 using the ROT water pouring devices 54 is explained.
In a fifth embodiment, the case where the object to be cooled is a table roll is explained.
In a sixth embodiment, the case where the object to be cooled is a rolling roll is explained.
In the conventional FDTC, when the inter-stand cooling systems 50 are operated, the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the inter-stand cooling system 50 for controlling the temperature to the FDT target temperature has been determined without considering the cooling efficiency and the energy-saving effect. In contrast, in the first embodiment of the present invention, when the material being rolled is cooled using the inter-stand cooling systems 50, by pouring cooling water at timing of high cooling efficiency, the pouring amount is reduced, and thereby the energy consumption for the circulation of cooling water is saved.
In the explanation of the figures given below, in the case where the rolling stands 24a to 24d are not especially distinguished, these rolling stands are described simply as the rolling stands 24. In the case where the inter-stand cooling systems 50a to 50c are not especially distinguished, these systems are described simply as the inter-stand cooling systems 50. Also, the number of these apparatuses is not limited to the number shown in the figures.
In this embodiment, in view of the above-described cooling efficiency, the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the inter-stand cooling system 50 is made larger on the upstream side and smaller on the downstream side. That is, in this embodiment, the control unit 60 sets the pouring amount so that the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the inter-stand cooling system 50 positioned on the upstream side on the rolling line is made larger, and the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the inter-stand cooling system 50 positioned on the downstream side is made smaller, within a control range in which the FDT target temperature can be met according to the material properties and the like of the material being rolled 12. In
According to the above-described configuration, as compared with the case where the pouring amounts of cooling water poured from all of the inter-stand cooling systems 50 are made fixed, the flow rate of cooling water required for cooling the material being rolled to the FDT target temperature can be reduced. By enhancing the cooling efficiency and reducing the pouring amount in this manner, the electric energy of the pump and the like for the circulation of cooling water can be saved. Therefore, the energy consumption in rolling can be saved.
For each of the rolling stands 24, an operation mode in which the work rolls 26 are brought into contact with the material being rolled 12 and are used for rolling and an operation mode in which the work rolls 26 are not brought into contact with the material being rolled 12 and are not used for rolling can be changed over between one mode and the other mode. Which operation mode is set for each of the rolling stands 24 is determined by the control unit 60 according to the material properties, product specification, and the like of the material being rolled 12. Also, between the adjacent rolling stands 24, the inter-stand cooling system (ISC) 50 is provided. In
Accordingly, in this embodiment, in the state in which the first rolling stand 24a is used for rolling and the second rolling stand 24b is not used for rolling, cooling water is not poured from the first inter-stand cooling system 50a, and cooling water is poured from the second inter-stand cooling system 50b.
In the routine shown in
On the other hand, if the first rolling stand 24a is in the operation mode in which it is used for rolling in the processing of Step S110, the control unit 60 permits both of the first inter-stand cooling system 50a and the second inter-stand cooling system 50b to pour cooling water onto the material being rolled 12 (Steps S140 to S150).
According to the above-described configuration, in the case where there is a rolling stand that is not used for rolling, cooling water can be poured at timing of high cooling efficiency, so that the flow rate of cooling water required for cooling the material being rolled to the FDT target temperature can be reduced. By enhancing the cooling efficiency and reducing the pouring amount in this manner, the electric energy of the pump and the like for the circulation of cooling water can be saved. Therefore, the energy consumption in rolling can be saved.
The control of the second embodiment can be applied to the above-described configuration of the first embodiment. That is, in the state in which the first rolling stand 24a and the second rolling stand 24b roll the material being rolled 12, the control unit 60 permits the first inter-stand cooling system 50a and the second inter-stand cooling system 50b to pour cooling water, and also the finishing mill 22 may be further provided with a pouring ratio setting means for setting the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the second inter-stand cooling system 50b so as to be smaller than the pouring amount of cooling water poured from the first inter-stand cooling system 50a.
Accordingly, in this embodiment, the inter-stand cooling system 50a is installed at a position close to the entry side of the rolling stand 24b on the downstream side, not at the position on the delivery side of the rolling stand 24a on the upstream side. The same holds true for other inter-stand cooling systems 50.
As shown in
The configuration of the third embodiment can be applied to the above-described configuration of the first or second embodiment. That is, in the configuration of the first or second embodiment, the inter-stand cooling systems 50 may be installed at positions close to the entrance side of the rolling stands 24 on the downstream side, not on the delivery side of the rolling stands 24 on the upstream side.
In the CTC, in the case where the ROT water pouring devices 54 of the ROT 32 are operated, the cooling pattern of the material being rolled 12 is sometimes determined from the viewpoint of the assurance of material properties such as strength or ductility. For example, former-stage cooling method in which cooling water is poured on the upstream side of the ROT 32 for cooling, latter-stage cooling method in which cooling water is poured on the downstream side thereof, and the like methods are available. For the material required to have material properties of stringent standard, it is necessary to control the cooling pattern and also to control the temperature history during the cooling process. In the other cases, however, the standard of the material properties is not so stringent. In this case, conventionally, only the target value of CT, which is the temperature of the delivery side of the ROT 32, has been controlled. In contrast, in this embodiment, at the time when the material not required to have material properties of stringent standard is cooled using the ROT water pouring devices 54, cooling water is poured at timing of high cooling efficiency, whereby the pouring amount is reduced, and the energy consumption for the circulation of cooling water is saved.
In the above-described FDTC, the above-described inter-stand cooling systems 50 are operated so that the temperature measured by using the finisher delivery-side pyrometer 30 is caused to coincide with the target value (the FDT target temperature). In CTC, the ROT water pouring devices 54 are operated so that the temperature measured by using the coiling pyrometer 34 is caused to coincide with the target value (the CT target temperature). In the method for operating the ROT water pouring devices 54 under CTC, however, for example, if cooling water is poured continuously using the ROT water pouring devices 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d, 54e, . . . , the surface temperature of the material being rolled 12 is not raised sufficiently by heat recuperation, and the cooling effect of cooling water decreases in the order of 54b, 54c, . . . .
Accordingly, in this embodiment, of the continuous ROT water pouring devices 54, the ROT water pouring devices 54 for pouring cooling water are installed with one or more intervals being provided.
As shown in
In an experiment using actual cooling devices as well, taking the cooling efficiency at the time when cooling water is poured continuously such as 54a, 54b, 54c, . . . as 1, when cooling water is poured by using every second device such as 54a, 54c, 54e, . . . as shown in
If there has been imposed the restriction that cooling water must be poured from the ROT water pouring devices 54 arranged continuously, next, the control unit 60 sets conditions so that cooling water is poured from the ROT water pouring devices 54 arranged continuously (Step S210).
On the other hand, if it is determined in Step S200 that the restriction has not been imposed, next, the control unit 60 sets conditions so that, of the ROT water pouring devices 54, the ROT water pouring devices used for cooling are provided with one or more intervals being provided (Step S220).
According to the above-described configuration, in the case where the material being rolled 12 is not a material required to have material properties of stringent standard, the flow rate of cooling water required for cooling the material being rolled 12 to the CT target temperature can be reduced. By enhancing the cooling efficiency and reducing the pouring amount in this manner, the electric energy of the pump and the like for the circulation of cooling water can be saved. Therefore, the energy consumption in rolling can be saved.
In the fifth embodiment, the control for cooling the table rolls is explained. The table rolls for conveying the high-temperature material being rolled are cooled by pouring the indirect cooling water to prevent the rolls from becoming at a high temperature and being deformed. Certainly, in the state in which the material being rolled is conveyed, cooling water must be poured always. However, even in the so-called idling state in which the material being rolled is not conveyed, conventionally, the table rolls have been cooled with a certain amount of water without considering how efficiently the rolls are cooled. In contrast, in the control of this embodiment, in the idling state, the indirect cooling water is poured from the ROT water pouring devices 54 at timing of high cooling efficiency, whereby the pouring amount is reduced, and the energy consumption for the circulation of cooling water is saved.
In some cases, the control unit 60 cools the table rolls 62 by pouring cooling water all together from the ROT water pouring devices 54 after the material being rolled 12 has passed through so as to protect the table rolls 62 themselves and to prevent an influence from being exerted on the temperature of the next cooled material being rolled 12. In this case, the pouring of cooling water all together from the ROT water pouring devices 54 does not continue, for example, for five seconds, but cooling water is first poured all together for two seconds, the pouring being stopped for n seconds, and cooling water is again poured all together for two seconds. This is a method in which during the stopping time of n seconds, the heat stored within the roll comes out to the roll surface, whereby the surface temperature is raised, cooling water is poured at this time, whereby the cooling efficiency is enhanced, and resultantly the total water pouring time is shortened from five seconds to four seconds. The stopping time of n seconds is made as long as possible while considering the time at which the next material comes.
That is, in this embodiment, in the idling state in which the material being rolled is not conveyed by the table rolls 62, cooling water is poured intermittently from the ROT water pouring devices 54 toward the table rolls 62.
If there is formed the idling state in which the material being rolled 12 is not being conveyed on the table rolls 62, the control unit 60 pours cooling water intermittently from the ROT water pouring devices 54 (Step S310). Specifically, as described above, cooling water is first poured all together for two seconds, the pouring being stopped for n seconds, and cooling water is again poured all together for two seconds.
On the other hand, if the idling state is not formed, that is, the state is such that the material being rolled 12 is conveyed by the table rolls, the control unit 60 causes the ROT water pouring devices 54 to always pour cooling water (Step S320).
In this case as well, as explained with reference to
According to the configuration of this embodiment, in the case where the material being rolled 12 is not conveyed by the table rolls 62 or 64, the flow rate of cooling water required for cooling the table rolls 62 or 64 can be reduced. By enhancing the cooling efficiency and reducing the pouring amount in this manner, the electric energy of the pump and the like for the circulation of cooling water can be saved. Therefore, the energy consumption in rolling can be saved.
In the sixth embodiment, the control for cooling the rolling rolls is explained. Generally, in the case where high-temperature material being rolled is rolled by the rolling rolls, the roll temperature is raised by the heat transmitted from the material being rolled, and thermal expansion occurs. Therefore, to suppress the thermal expansion, or to protect the roll, the roll is cooled. During rolling, cooling water must be poured always. On the other hand, in the idling state in which the material being rolled is not rolled, the pouring amount of cooling water is sometimes increased or decreased.
In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, in the idling state, while considering the restriction of cooling water amount for cooling the rolling roll to within the upper limit of roll temperature, the number or rotations of rolling roll and the cooling water amount of rolling roll are determined so that the sum of the energy consumption for rotating the rolling roll and the energy consumption for pouring cooling water for cooling the rolling roll is at a minimum. To make the heat existing within the rolling roll easy to come out to the surface, the roll is rotated slowly, whereby the time interval of cooling using cooling water and the efficiency due to the rotational speed of roll are balanced properly.
As shown in
If there is formed the idling state in which the material being rolled 12 is not being rolled by the work rolls 26, the control unit 60 operates the work rolls 26 in a low-speed rotation region. In addition, at a plurality of operation points (for example, three different roll rotation speed indicated by points A, B and C in
Next, the control unit 60 selects an operation point at which the sum of the power consumption of electric motor for driving the work rolls 26 and the power consumption of pump for supplying roll cooling water are at a minimum (Step S420). Thereafter, the control unit 60 operates the work rolls 26 at the selected operation point (the roll rotation speed).
On the other hand, if it is determined in Step S400 that the idling state is not formed, the control unit 60 causes the roll cooling systems 48 to always pour cooling water of a necessary amount (Step S430).
According to the above-described configuration, in the case where the material being rolled is not being rolled by the rolling rolls, while the cooling efficiency are enhanced, the sum of the power consumption of electric motor for driving the work rolls and the power consumption of electric motor for driving the pump for supplying roll cooling water can be made at a minimum. Considering the energy for rotating the rolling rolls as well, cooling can be performed with high efficiency, and therefore the total energy consumption can be saved.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2011/069571 | 8/30/2011 | WO | 00 | 3/21/2014 |
