Objective This research project is aimed at improving the process control of continuous annealing furnaces to ensure improved surface quality and decreased gas consumption. It will focus on the control of gas flow in the furnace both close to the steel strip, and in each section of the furnace (injection and purge points, design of gas locks between sections, etc.). This project combines the different approaches of the partners: - design of a novel sensor (for industrial measurements); - improvements of air lock design and sensor validation through pilot tests; - furnace modelling (fluid flow and heat transfer and dynamic transfer functions). These improvements may allow specific local surface treatments to be carried out in some furnace sections. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) D2 - Rolling - flat products Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE EU contribution No data Address Immeuble "PACIFIC", La Défense 7 11/13 Cours Valmy 92800 PUTEAUX France See on map Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES Belgium EU contribution No data Address Rue Ernest Solvay, 11 4000 LIEGE See on map Total cost No data Verein Deutscher Eisenhüttenleute eV Germany EU contribution No data Address Sohnstraße 65 40237 Düsseldorf See on map Total cost No data
