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Apparatus and a method for controlling thickness of a strip in a twin roll strip casting device

US6408222B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1999
Grant dateJun 18, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB22D11/16
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A strip thickness control method in a twin roll strip casting device having a fixed roll and a horizontally movable roll, the method including the steps of: measuring a movement value Gj(&thgr;) of journals of the fixed and movable rolls and a movement value Gg(&thgr;+&pgr;) of barrels of the rolls; predicting a movement value Mfcr(&thgr;) of a roll nip of the fixed roll and a movement value Mmer(&thgr;) of a roll nip of the movable roll from the movement values Gj(&thgr;) and Gg(&thgr;+&pgr;); calculating a difference value between the movement values Mfcr(&thgr;) and Mmcr(&thgr;) to obtain an amount of variation Mdiff(&thgr;) of a gap between the fixed and movable rolls; and controlling thickness of a strip to minimize the amount of variation Mdiff(&thgr;) of the gap between the rolls.

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