Design analysis of a hot strip mill runout table bed under ANSYS workbench

Abstract

Abstract.A structural analysis has been performed on the setup of a spray cooling system for a model of a hot strip mill. The objective was to design a run out table (ROT) whose length is reduced for a spray cooling system. The setup consists of a bed (ROT) whose height can be adjusted as desired, and a carriage which would be carrying the hot plate, moving along the bed, for experimentation. The CAD modelling was done in CATIA and the analysis was performed in ANSYS Workbench. A prototype of the whole setup was built from the virtual model and was controlled using products from National Instrument Corporation (NI). The analysis is being conducted for the design optimization of the entire setup and its safety.