Determining the Energy Expenditures in Continuous Cold Rolling

Resumo

Minimization of the power consumed in the continuous cold rolling of steel by means of an optimized algorithm is considered, as part of the design of an effective production technology. A universal algorithm is developed for the optimization of the technology in terms of minimum energy expenditure. This algorithm simplifies and speeds up engineering calculations employed by sheet-rolling specialists. We consider the application of the algorithm to an example.