Method And System For The Open-Loop And/Or Closed-Loop Control Of A Heating Of A Cast Or Rolled Metal Product
Patent No. EP3384260 (titled "Method And System For The Open-Loop And/Or Closed-Loop Control Of A Heating Of A Cast Or Rolled Metal Product") was filed by SMS Group on Nov 4, 2016. The application was issued on Jan 6, 2021.
Patent Summary
A method for optimizing heating of cast or rolled metal products, comprising determining the total enthalpy of the product from the sum of free molar enthalpies of its phases, using this enthalpy to calculate a dynamic temperature distribution, and controlling heating based on the calculated temperature profile.
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EP3384260
- Application Number
- EP16801148A
- Filing Date
- Nov 4, 2016
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Dec 4, 2020
- Publication Date
- Jan 6, 2021
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