ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the modeling of reversible and continuous hot and cold rolling mills. When modeling reversible hot rolling mills, the main attention is paid to the elasticity of the shafts that transmit rotation from the motor to the work rolls, as well as providing the desired shape of the processed ingot and the maximum productivity of the mill. Plate mills belong to the rolling mills of the same type.
In continuous hot rolling mills, rolling occurs simultaneously in all stands. To maintain the tension between them, loopers are installed. In this chapter, the rolling process is simulated, including the regulation of interstand tensions with the help of the loopers, as well as the processes of regulating the thickness of the rolled strip. Operation of flying shears is also simulated.
When modeling cold strip rolling mills, first of all, the modeling of a coiler operating in various modes. When modeling continuous cold rolling mills, the joint work of all stands is considered, including the regulation of interstand tensions and the regulation of strip thickness.
