The run out table in the lab: Quenching of fast moving steel plates

C. F. Gomez, C. W.M. van der Geld, J. G.M. Kuerten, M. Bsibsi, B. P.M. van Esch

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Abstract

In the Run Out Table, red hot steel slabs moving at speeds between 2 and 22 m/s are quench cooled by impingement of hundreds of water jets. Proper control of the Run Out Table process is crucial to ensure the desired steel microstructure and mechanical properties and can only be achieved with insight based on accurate experimental data. Although quenching experiments have been widely reported in literature, the few on moving surfaces reached maximum surface speeds of 1.5 m/s, which is much lower than in the actual Run Out Table process. In this paper, we present the first measurements with a new laboratory setup that allows surfaces to move at speeds between 0 and 8 m/s. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest laboratory speed ever reported. The preliminary results show good reproducibility. Importantly, a transition in the heat flux history trends is found at speeds above 1.5 m/s. This finding confirms the need to perform experiments at surface speeds exceeding those of the past.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM'20)
Place of PublicationOrléans, ON, Canada
PublisherAVESTIA
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-927877-66-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2020
Event6th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering, MCM 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 16 Aug 202018 Aug 2020

Conference

Conference6th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering, MCM 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period16/08/2018/08/20

Funding

This research was carried out under project number F41.5.14525 in the framework of the Partnership Program of the Materials innovation institute M2i (www.m2i.nl) and the Foundation of Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) (www.fom.nl), which is part of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (www.nwo.nl).

FundersFunder number
Materials Innovation Institute (M2i)
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie
Materials Innovation Institute (M2i)

    Keywords

    • Boiling Heat Transfer
    • Quenching
    • Run Out Table
    • Water Jet Impingement

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