Research Projects

Objective: The main goal of the proposed research project is to develop an indigenous simulator for Run Out Table and Continuous Annealing Line process integrated with indigenous electro-magnetic sensors for online process monitoring and control. Under this research proposal, two key process control components as in the following will be addressed - Indigenous design, develop and fabrication of a fully automated Run Out Table simulator for hot rolling mill and continuous annealing line for cold rolledproducts, Development of high temperature NDT sensor devices with necessary robotics for online data acquisition for monitoring of various metallurgical phenomena occurring during ROT process technology and continuous annealing line process of cold rolledproducts.

Summary: Well known very few commercial experimental simulators are very good for experimental process simulation. The cost of these simulators is very high in the order of 6-13 crores. Most of these process simulation is possible on sub size samples. Any deviations from the available annealing simulation parameters are not possible or upgrading it is either expensive or requires support from only OEM. The proposed research will create an opportunity for the development of an indigenous experimental simulator along with the development of high temperature online process monitoring NDT sensors. The unique feature of the simulator is that the critical process control will be governed by metallurgical parameter changes rather than temperature measurements, which is commonly used practice. Therefore, provide a better or more precise process control opportunities. This will be possible due to new electromagnetic sensor development capable of detecting phase changes.