• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Increased mill capability and performances by the application of intelligent lubrication (IntelLub) : final report
  • Contributor: Malbrancke, Jurgen [Other]; Uijtdebroeks, Hugo [Other]; Vriendt, Tony de [Other]; Witte, Marloe de [Other]; Vanhulle, Louis [Other]; Colman, Eddy [Other]; Poecke, Patrick van [Other]; Vyver, Patrick van de [Other]; Poelmans, Kristof [Other]; Luchem, Frank van [Other]; Coensel, Chris de [Other]; Coninck, Patrick de [Other]
  • Corporation: Europäische Kommission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel
  • Published: Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2017
  • Published in: EUR ; 28973
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (97 Seiten); Illustrationen
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.2777/231201
  • ISBN: 9789279771965
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  • Publisher, production or purchase order numbers: Sonstige Nummer: KI-NA-28-973-EN-N
  • Keywords: industrial research ; research project ; iron and steel industry ; materials technology ; iron and steel-working machinery ; computer applications ; computer assisted manufacturing ; report
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  • Footnote: "Grant agreement RFSR-CT-2013-00008, 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2016"
  • Description: The aim of the IntelLub project was to implement an intelligent lubrication system within the hot strip mills of the industrial partners. To obtain this result, the surroundings of the lubrication system were studied through laboratory and industrial trials. The highest impact came from the entry cooling that can disturb the lubrication efficiency with a decrease up to 40%. Within the project two solutions were found: an adapted entry cooling that evacuates the water away from the roll gap and an improved exit roll cooling removing the need for an entry cooling. The second solution was successfully industrially implemented. To realise the intelligent lubrication, models were adapted to calculate the friction coefficient on-line based on the measured torque. To develop control algorithms for the lubrication, industrial trials with varying lubricant application both in symmetrical and asymmetrical conditions and adaptive surroundings were carried out. The adapted models in combination with control algorithms are able to steer the lubrication during a campaign realising 'intelligent lubrication'. One industrial mill successfully developed and installed these models on the central computer in combination with a new PLC that manages the full control and communication of the lubrication system. This intelligent lubrication system was successfully commissioned and used for several industrial campaigns with the aim to use it in the daily practice in 2017. Another industrial mill did not use a full automatic system but instead made a guiding matrix with oil quantities depending on product and thickness for the operators. Within the project a tablet application was also developed to assist with the work roll evaluation done at the end of the rolling campaign. Additionally a regression tree algorithm was developed to have a benchmark of different lubricants. Finally the total costs for the implementation of lubrication were studied and a definition of guide maps for the application of intelligent lubrication was made.
  • Access State: Open Access