EP2540407A4 - STEEL PLATE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING STEEL PLATE - Google Patents

STEEL PLATE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING STEEL PLATE

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EP2540407A4
EP2540407A4 EP20110809748 EP11809748A EP2540407A4 EP 2540407 A4 EP2540407 A4 EP 2540407A4 EP 20110809748 EP20110809748 EP 20110809748 EP 11809748 A EP11809748 A EP 11809748A EP 2540407 A4 EP2540407 A4 EP 2540407A4
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steel plate
cooling
cooling system
plate cooling
cooling steel
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French (fr)
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EP2540407B1 (en
EP2540407A1 (en
Inventor
Ryuji Yamamoto
Yoshihiro Serizawa
Tomoya Oda
Naonori Kawamura
Naotaka Tawara
Hidetaka Agario
Kenichi Ogawa
Kouji Shutou
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Nippon Steel Corp
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Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B45/00—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
    • B21B45/02—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills for lubricating, cooling, or cleaning
    • B21B45/0203—Cooling
    • B21B45/0209—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants
    • B21B45/0215—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants using liquid coolants, e.g. for sections, for tubes
    • B21B45/0233—Spray nozzles, Nozzle headers; Spray systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B45/00—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
    • B21B45/02—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills for lubricating, cooling, or cleaning
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B45/00—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
    • B21B45/02—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills for lubricating, cooling, or cleaning
    • B21B45/0203—Cooling
    • B21B45/0209—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants
    • B21B45/0215—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants using liquid coolants, e.g. for sections, for tubes
    • B21B45/0218—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants using liquid coolants, e.g. for sections, for tubes for strips, sheets, or plates

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Strip Materials And Filament Materials (AREA)
  • Heat Treatments In General, Especially Conveying And Cooling (AREA)
EP11809748.4A 2010-07-22 2011-07-22 Steel plate cooling system and steel plate cooling method Active EP2540407B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2010164522 2010-07-22
JP2010234715 2010-10-19
PCT/JP2011/066742 WO2012011578A1 (en) 2010-07-22 2011-07-22 Steel plate cooling system and steel plate cooling method

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EP2540407A1 EP2540407A1 (en) 2013-01-02
EP2540407A4 true EP2540407A4 (en) 2013-11-13
EP2540407B1 EP2540407B1 (en) 2016-01-20

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EP11809748.4A Active EP2540407B1 (en) 2010-07-22 2011-07-22 Steel plate cooling system and steel plate cooling method

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EP (1) EP2540407B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4903920B1 (en)
KR (1) KR101266736B1 (en)
CN (1) CN102834193B (en)
BR (1) BR112012024915B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2012011578A1 (en)

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EP2540407A1 (en) 2013-01-02
CN102834193B (en) 2014-12-17
BR112012024915A2 (en) 2016-07-12
KR20120120972A (en) 2012-11-02
JPWO2012011578A1 (en) 2013-09-09
CN102834193A (en) 2012-12-19
WO2012011578A1 (en) 2012-01-26

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