All-surface induction heating systems, typically comprising small-area coils, face a major challenge in detecting the presence of a metallic vessel and identifying its partial surface coverage over the coils to determine which of the coils to power up. The difficulty arises due to the fact that the user can heat vessels made of a wide variety of metals (and their alloys). To address this proble...

With good mechanical properties and corrosion-resistance, galvanized coils are used in many fields nowadays, such as auto industry and household appliance industry. Because of high additional value of galvanized product, steel plants pay much more attention on how to make continuous galvanizing lines (CGL) run efficiently. In this paper, we address a scheduling problem of continuous galvanizing...

in this paper the heating process in a box annealing unit is simulated and the effect of various parameters involved in the process is examined. for this purpose, the full naiver-stokes equations along with the standard k- turbulence model are solved in the fluid region using the finite volume approach. in the solid area the conduction heat transfer equation is employed using approporate surfac...

The carbon based coils with the nanometer scale have the 3 dimension helix geometry. We synthesized the carbon nano-coils by the use of chemical vapor deposition technique with iron and tin as the catalysts. The fabricated coils have the external diameter of ranging few hundred nm to few thousand nm. The Scanning Electro-Microscope (SEM) and Tunneling Electro-Microscope has shown detail images ...

production of thin steel strips with 0.18-0.26 mm thickness is about 0.75 of annual production of the two stand reversing cold mill, while its efficiency is 60%. this is due to the fact that after montaging the grinded work rolls, rolling thin steel strips (with thicknesses less than 0.18 millimeters) is unavailable. initially, unsuitable surface roughness, the friction between rolls and the st...

Production of thin steel strips with 0.18-0.26 mm thickness is about 0.75 of annual production of the two stand reversing cold mill, while its efficiency is 60%. This is due to the fact that after montaging the grinded work rolls, rolling thin steel strips (with thicknesses less than 0.18 millimeters) is unavailable. Initially, unsuitable surface roughness, the friction between rolls and the st...

The work described here was largely performed at a medium-sized European steel mill, with an unusually diverse product portfolio, and hence a difficult scheduling problem to solve. The decision support system developed as a result has been successfully used, with minor modifications, at many steel mills worldwide. The work was carried out while the author was employed at A. I. Systems, Belgium,...

We present high aspect ratio 3D solenoidal micro coils manufactured in a serial, high speed and fully MEMS compatible winding procedure using an automatic wire bonder. The coils are wound on steel, glass, or polymer cores with a diameter ranging from 100 μm to 1 mm. The applications of these coils are manifold: as semi-integrated inductors for electronics, for energy harvesting purposes, and fo...

A new solution for large-scale scheduling in the steelmaking industry, called Finishing Line Scheduling (FLS), is described. FLS in a major steel mill is a task to create production campaigns (specific production runs) for steel coils on four continuous processes for a one-month horizon. Two process flows are involved in FLS, and the balancing of the two process flows requires resolving conflic...

Production of thin steel strips with 0.18-0.26 mm thickness is about 0.75 of annual production of the two stand reversing cold mill, while its efficiency is 60%. This is due to the fact that after montaging the grinded work rolls, rolling thin steel strips (with thicknesses less than 0.18 millimeters) is unavailable. Initially, unsuitable surface roughness, the friction between rolls and the st...