Diagnosis of Temperature Conditions in Metals When Heated in Continuous Furnaces

Abstract

We have developed an algorithm for diagnosing temperature conditions in metals during heating in a continuous furnace. This algorithm is based on a mathematical model of the process which uses a single differential equation to describe the non-steady-state thermal conductivity and heat exchange boundary conditions based on current measurements of the parameters describing the external heat exchange. We have also developed an approach for real-time monitoring of the quality of the results obtained using the proposed diagnosis algorithm, based on comparison of different determinations of the thermal flux absorbed by the metal.