Optimisation of beam reheating conditions in the reheating furnace

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-020

Project closed

Start date 1 July 1997

End date 31 December 2000

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 859 500,00

EU contribution € 515 700,00

Coordinated by

PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES
Luxembourg

Objective

Near net shape casting is currently the most competitive technology for producing beams. Prior to rolling, large beam blanks from continuous casting machines are reheated in a walking beam furnace, which reheats both hot and cold charges as well as different beam blank profiles. The object of this research project is to optimise operation of the furnace with particular emphasis on the following topics: - temperature homogeneity improvements; - improving descalability; - minimising scale losses; - increasing productivity; - metallurgical aspects; - reducing energy consumption; - NOx reduction.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• D1 - Rolling - long products and reheating furnaces

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 66, rue de Luxembourg ; 4221 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE ; Luxembourg
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Castel Romano 100/102 ; 00128 ROMA EUR
• Total cost: No data

TECHINT ITALIMPIANTI

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via De Marini, 53 ; 16149 GENOVA
• Total cost: No data