| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Electrification of Iron and Steel
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| Presentation Title |
Simulation of Steel Slab Induction Heating with an Adaptive Soaking Process |
| Author(s) |
Misbahuddin Husaini Syed, Abhishek Kolakotla, Nicholas Walla, Armin Silaen, Chenn Q. Zhou |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Abhishek Kolakotla |
| Abstract Scope |
The decarbonization of steel production has become a massive global undertaking, with the steel industry approach the problem of carbon emissions from nearly every angle. The reheating furnace, which is an important part of steel production, is an energy intensive and high-emission process currently reliant on the combustion of hydrocarbons to heat steel product. An alternative means of reheating steel product is through the use of magnetic induction. However, induction reheating faces several challenges, including power requirements and the potential for product cracking from thermal stresses. This work explores the use of a 3d transient numerical simulation to model an adaptive power cycle that detects dangerous peak stresses within a magnetically-heated steel slab and adjusts coil power to prevent thermal stress and reduce energy requirements. The heating and thermal stresses in the slab are compared against a slab heated with a fixed power level. |