Level 2 System is the primary operation
software for production process optimization.
In the current steel industry, it is
very common to add micro-alloys into steels. In deforming
the steels with high deformation and lower temperature,
the mechanical properties of the steel are greatly
increased while the costs of steels are only slightly
increased.
In this process, however, it is almost necessary to add
metallurgical models into the conventional Level 2 model, because the
microstructure changes incurred during steel rolling, such as delayed
incrystallization and metallurgical changes in the holding of steels in
multi-pieces rolling.
Due to changes in chemical compositions and controlled
rolling processes with lower temperature and higher reduction, model factors are
changed in the process. So in a rolling mills, over 40,000 sets of model factors
should be redesigned for all the steel grades. This set of models take into
account of metallurgical phenomena such as delayed recrystallization and thus
induced residual strain due to micro-alloying elements application. This
procedure has also removed learning logics defects existing in almost every
Level 2 package in the market.
It can also be provided in a set of simple, easy,
inexpensive way of Level 2 System upgrade, in which the above-mentioned model
factors can be integrated into the Level 2 System. This way of upgrade does not
require major modification of the Level 2 source code, but can integrate large
number (over 40,000 sets) of proven, high-quality models into the current Level
2 System, by using our Guided Two-Parameter Learning.
After the completion of the model upgrading with thus
model accuracy increase, further higher-end improvements could be proceeded,
such as plate shape improvement and rolled steel property prediction, so a
Quality Management System can be developed.
The large number of models have been developed on the
basis of the rolling process and product models in the last 30 years during the
work in Germany and USA, etc.