Title: Engineering-oriented simulation platform for laminar cooling process of hot rolled strips

Authors: Jinxiang Pian; Zhen Wang; Yunlong Zhu; Tianyou Chai; Jiejia Li

Addresses: Faculty of Information and Control Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, 9 Hunnan East Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110168, China ' Faculty of Information and Control Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, 9 Hunnan East Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110168, China ' Key Laboratory of Networked Control System CAS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 114 Nanta Street, Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China ' State Key Laboratory of Synthetical Automation for Process Industries, Northeastern University, No. 3-11, Wenhua Road, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110819, China ' Faculty of Information and Control Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University, 9 Hunnan East Road, Hunnan New District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110168, China

Abstract: Because the new approach cannot be applied directly in the hot-rolled strip laminar cooling process, a simulation is necessary to verify the new approach effectively which can improve the strip quality and production yields. In order to make sure simulation platform is similar to the practical industrial process as much as possible, we proposed an engineering-oriented distributed simulation platform for laminar cooling process, integrating part of physical equipment (such as PLC). Additionally, there is physical signals exchange among the controller and virtual sensors in the platform. The simulation platform consists of four parts, including virtual object, virtual instruments and actuators, loop controller and process monitoring computer, and setting controller. The virtual object reflects the actual input and output characteristics of laminar cooling process. Virtual instruments and actuators can simulate the field instruments and actuators. Loop controller and process monitoring show the device operating conditions, the control performance, and give alarm signals in time. Setting controller performs setting control procedures. The experimental results indicate that simulation platform has powerful ability to evaluate the new approach in light of the engineering, which can reduce the live-fire testing cost and meet the requirements of repeated trials.

Keywords: engineering oriented simulation; hot rolled strips; laminar cooling; physical signals; hot rolling; strip quality; production yield; simulation platform; virtual objects; virtual instruments; virtual actuators; loop controllers; process monitoring.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSPM.2015.072524

International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, 2015 Vol.10 No.4, pp.327 - 333

Received: 05 Jul 2014
Accepted: 30 Jan 2015
Published online: 16 Oct 2015 *

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