Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00437, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Kocaefe, Duygu (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : ArcelorMittal Dofasco is one of the North America's advanced steel manufacturers working with the top_x000D_
automotive, energy, packaging, and construction brands to develop lighter, stronger, and more sustainable_x000D_
products - from cans to cars. Founded in 1912, ArcelorMittal Dofasco is Hamilton's (ON) largest private sector_x000D_
employer with more than 5,000 employees shipping 5 million short tons of high quality flat carbon steel_x000D_
annually._x000D_
Hot rolling is one of the key steps of steel manufacturing. In this process, hot metal slabs pass between rolls_x000D_
with the objective of decreasing their size and obtaining a strip with uniform thickness. During this process,_x000D_
rolls have to be cooled continuously. High roll temperatures result in early wear/tear and breakdown of rolls_x000D_
due to the thermal stresses as well as the degradation of product surface quality. Nowadays, mills are trying to_x000D_
increase their throughput. However, increasing throughput results in higher roll temperatures with the_x000D_
conventional cooling system. In order to increase the cooling efficiency, CRM (Centre Recherche_x000D_
Métallurgique-Gent, Belgium) and ArcelorMittal Gent developed an innovative technology called High_x000D_
Turbulence Roll Cooling (HTRC). Utilization of this system significantly improved the cooling. However, all_x000D_
the design and operational parameters of this system are not yet optimized._x000D_
In this project, a 3D, two-phase, steady-state model of the flow in HTRC will be developed with the objective_x000D_
of investigating the effects of different design and operational parameters (number, size, and distribution of_x000D_
nozzles, water flow rate, header spacer thickness, roll diameter, etc.) on HTRC operation and, consequently,_x000D_
identifying the best parameters which will lead to better cooling conditions and product quality at lower cost._x000D_
The model will be validated with the mill data., program purpose french : ArcelorMittal Dofasco is one of the North America's advanced steel manufacturers working with the top_x000D_
automotive, energy, packaging, and construction brands to develop lighter, stronger, and more sustainable_x000D_
products - from cans to cars. Founded in 1912, ArcelorMittal Dofasco is Hamilton's (ON) largest private sector_x000D_
employer with more than 5,000 employees shipping 5 million short tons of high quality flat carbon steel_x000D_
annually._x000D_
Hot rolling is one of the key steps of steel manufacturing. In this process, hot metal slabs pass between rolls_x000D_
with the objective of decreasing their size and obtaining a strip with uniform thickness. During this process,_x000D_
rolls have to be cooled continuously. High roll temperatures result in early wear/tear and breakdown of rolls_x000D_
due to the thermal stresses as well as the degradation of product surface quality. Nowadays, mills are trying to_x000D_
increase their throughput. However, increasing throughput results in higher roll temperatures with the_x000D_
conventional cooling system. In order to increase the cooling efficiency, CRM (Centre Recherche_x000D_
Métallurgique-Gent, Belgium) and ArcelorMittal Gent developed an innovative technology called High_x000D_
Turbulence Roll Cooling (HTRC). Utilization of this system significantly improved the cooling. However, all_x000D_
the design and operational parameters of this system are not yet optimized._x000D_
In this project, a 3D, two-phase, steady-state model of the flow in HTRC will be developed with the objective_x000D_
of investigating the effects of different design and operational parameters (number, size, and distribution of_x000D_
nozzles, water flow rate, header spacer thickness, roll diameter, etc.) on HTRC operation and, consequently,_x000D_
identifying the best parameters which will lead to better cooling conditions and product quality at lower cost._x000D_
The model will be validated with the mill data., agreement title english : Mathematical Modelling of the Flow in High-Turbulence Roll Cooling (HTRC), agreement title french : Mathematical Modelling of the Flow in High-Turbulence Roll Cooling (HTRC), agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada