Document Rev. Met. Paris, N°5 (May 2008), pp. 280-285
DOI: 10.1051/metal:2008041
Latest technologies in plate cooling and their benefits in plate production
D. Schmidt, R. Dehmel and G. HornPublished online: 5 June 2008
Abstract
With extremely high cooling rates, a combined laminar jet and
spray nozzle design cooling facility is the most advanced tool for
the evolution of mechanical properties of high-strength steels. The
main metallurgical aspects of Accelerated Cooling (ACC) and
Direct Quenching (DQ) are presented. Typical plate applications
are brought up. Design, engineering and operational aspects of
modern cooling facilities are explained. Of particular importance
for a homogenous cooling process is a powerful process control
featuring advanced process models.