Thermal Modelling for Production of Hot Strip of Magnesium Alloy

The paper deals with a thermal modelling of a magnesium coil in the magnesium strip production. The magnesium coil heating is the preparation step for the magnesium hot strip rolling and occurs in the special air circulating furnace. The cooling of the coil takes place on the several steps such as a transport of coil after heating from the furnace to a mill coiler. The aim of the work is to develop a tool to accurately simulate the temperature distribution within coil during the magnesium coil heating in the furnace. The major thermal properties for material and furnace were determined indirectly based on experimental data. Simulation results are compared to data obtained from experimental trials.