EP3554727B1 - Système de refroidissement servant au refroidissement de produits à laminer - Google Patents

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EP3554727B1
EP3554727B1 EP17804569.6A EP17804569A EP3554727B1 EP 3554727 B1 EP3554727 B1 EP 3554727B1 EP 17804569 A EP17804569 A EP 17804569A EP 3554727 B1 EP3554727 B1 EP 3554727B1
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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
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    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B37/00—Control devices or methods specially adapted for metal-rolling mills or the work produced thereby
    • B21B37/74—Temperature control, e.g. by cooling or heating the rolls or the product
    • 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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00—General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00—General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/62—Quenching devices
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D1/00—General methods or devices for heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering
    • C21D1/62—Quenching devices
    • C21D1/667—Quenching devices for spray quenching

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  • the invention relates to a cooling system for cooling rolling stock, which comprises a plurality of cooling bars for applying a coolant to the rolling stock, exactly one separate coolant supply line for each of the cooling bars and a supply system for guiding the coolant to the coolant supply lines, each of the cooling bars having its own coolant supply line is connected to the supply system.
  • Such a cooling system is used to achieve a defined cooling of the rolling stock.
  • the rolling stock is fed to the cooling system.
  • a coolant usually water, is then applied to the rolling stock.
  • a defined cooling of the rolling stock is of central importance in order to achieve desired material properties of the rolling stock, such as a desired microstructure.
  • the coolant supply to the cooling beams is usually interrupted.
  • One or more shut-off devices of the cooling system are typically used to interrupt the coolant supply.
  • One object of the invention is to provide an improved cooling system for cooling rolling stock.
  • the cooling system comprises several cooling bars for applying a coolant to the rolling stock.
  • the cooling system includes exactly one separate coolant supply line for each of the cooling beams. That is to say, the cooling system has several coolant supply lines, with precisely one separate coolant supply line being provided for each of the cooling beams.
  • the cooling system further comprises a feed line system for guiding the coolant to the coolant supply lines.
  • each of the cooling beams is connected to the supply line system via its own coolant supply line.
  • each of the cooling bars is connected to the supply line system via precisely one coolant supply line which is assigned to the respective cooling bar or which is provided for it.
  • the cooling system has a bypass line for discharging a coolant flow from the supply line system, which is connected on the inlet side to a connection element, in particular a connection piece, of the supply line system.
  • the cooling system has a coolant reservoir to which the supply line system is connected, a scale channel, a scale settling basin connected to the scale channel and a further bypass line that is connected on the inlet side to another connection element of the supply line system, with one of the two bypass lines being connected to the coolant reservoir on the outlet side or is connected to another connection element of the supply line system and the other of the two bypass lines opens into the scale channel or the scale settling basin on the outlet side.
  • the invention is based on the idea that if the coolant supply is quickly interrupted, pressure surges can arise in the cooling system, in particular in its lines, which under certain circumstances can damage components of the cooling system and possibly lead to failure of the cooling system.
  • the occurrence of pressure surges, which can damage the cooling system is particularly problematic when the cooling system is operated in the so-called intensive cooling mode, since in this mode there are usually higher coolant pressures in the lines of the cooling system than when the cooling system is operated in the so-called laminar cooling mode.
  • the invention When the coolant supply to the cooling beams is interrupted, the invention enables the coolant to flow out of the supply line system via the bypass line. An alternative flow path is therefore provided for the coolant by the bypass line. In this way, when the coolant supply to the chilled beams is interrupted, pressure surges in the cooling system can be avoided or at least reduced. This in turn means that components of the cooling system can be protected and their respective service lives can be increased.
  • the bypass line is expediently released when the coolant supply to the chilled beams is interrupted.
  • bypass line is connected to a connection element of the supply line system, several cooling beams can be bridged at once, ie several cooling beams with the same bypass line, via the bypass line.
  • a separate bypass line for each of the coolant supply lines - and possibly a separate shut-off device for each such a bypass line - is therefore not required. This enables a structurally simple and inexpensive design of the cooling system. In addition, this enables simple operation of the cooling system in terms of control technology.
  • a pipe, a pipe section or a system of pipes connected to one another can be understood as a line.
  • connection can be understood as a short form of the expression “fluidically connected”. An element of the cooling system can then be regarded as connected to another element of the cooling system if a fluid, in particular the aforementioned coolant, can flow from one of the two elements to the other of the two elements.
  • Applying the coolant to the rolling stock can be understood to mean applying the coolant to a surface of the rolling stock.
  • the coolant can be applied to the rolling stock from one or more sides.
  • the coolant is preferably applied to the rolling stock from above and below.
  • the bypass line is preferably connected directly to the connection element of the supply line system. This means that the bypass line can be connected directly to the supply line system.
  • the respective coolant supply line (on the output side) is expediently connected directly to the cooling beam assigned to it.
  • the coolant supply line can be understood to be a line which supplies precisely one of the cooling beams with the coolant. It is also preferred if the respective cooling beam is connected to the supply line system exclusively via its own coolant supply line.
  • the respective coolant supply line (on the input side) is preferably connected directly to the supply line system.
  • the supply line system can comprise one or more lines.
  • the feed line system preferably comprises at least one main line and at least one distribution line.
  • the main line is expediently connected directly or indirectly to the distribution line on the output side.
  • the coolant supply lines are connected directly or indirectly to the distributor line on the input side.
  • the respective coolant supply line is advantageously connected directly to the cooling beam assigned to it.
  • the cooling system advantageously comprises a coolant pump for increasing a coolant pressure in the supply line system. It is useful if the coolant pump is arranged in the aforementioned main line.
  • the formulation that the coolant pump is expediently arranged in the main line is not necessarily to be understood as meaning that the coolant pump is enclosed by the main line in such an arrangement.
  • the main line can have a first line section which is connected to an inlet of the coolant pump.
  • the main line can have a second line section which is connected to an outlet of the coolant pump.
  • the coolant pump can be used to control the cooling capacity of the cooling system.
  • other elements of the cooling system such as one or more control valves, can be used to control the cooling output.
  • the bypass line makes it possible, by providing an alternative flow path, when the coolant supply to the cooling beams is interrupted, the coolant can be used To keep moving in the cooling system, it is not necessary to switch off the coolant pump when the coolant supply is interrupted. Rather, even if the coolant supply to the cooling beams is interrupted, a predetermined minimum volume flow of coolant which is conveyed by the coolant pump can be ensured.
  • the coolant pump is preferably equipped with a frequency-controlled drive. With such a pump, the coolant volume flow conveyed by the pump can be precisely adjusted.
  • a coolant pump with a frequency-controlled drive can be understood as a pump in which its speed is used as a control variable.
  • the cooling system can have several coolant pumps, in particular several coolant pumps of the type described above.
  • a preferred development of the invention provides that the cooling system has a high tank for storing the coolant.
  • the supply line system in particular its main line, is preferably connected on the input side directly to the coolant reservoir or to a connection element of the coolant reservoir.
  • the coolant can be derived from the coolant reservoir via the supply line system.
  • connection element of the supply line system can be an element of the main line or the distribution line. That is to say, the input side of the bypass line can be connected in particular to the main line or the distribution line of the supply line system. In the event that the bypass line is connected to the main line, the input side of the bypass line is expediently connected to the main line downstream of the aforementioned coolant pump.
  • the bypass line is connected on the output side to the coolant reservoir, in particular directly connected to the coolant reservoir. This allows the coolant flow to be (back) fed into the coolant reservoir. This in turn makes it possible to achieve that less coolant has to be introduced into the coolant reservoir in another way in order to refill it, whereby energy can be saved.
  • bypass line is connected on the output side to a further connection element of the supply line system, in particular is connected directly to the further connection element.
  • coolant flow can be (back) fed into the supply line system. In this way it can also be achieved that less coolant has to be introduced into the coolant reservoir by other means in order to refill it, whereby energy can be saved.
  • the cooling system is expediently equipped with an additional connection element which is arranged upstream of the aforementioned coolant pump.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the bypass line is connected on the output side to the additional connection element, in particular is connected directly.
  • This additional connection element can e.g. be the further connection element of the supply line system mentioned above or a connection element of the coolant reservoir.
  • a fluid introduced into the scale channel, in particular the coolant, can expediently flow out of the scale channel into the scale settling basin.
  • bypass line opens into the scale channel or the scale settling basin on the outlet side.
  • the bypass line does not necessarily have to be connected to the scale channel or the scale settling basin. Rather, the wording that "the bypass line opens into the scale channel or into the scale settling basin on the outlet side" can be understood to mean that the outlet of the bypass line is arranged in such a way that the coolant flow can flow from the bypass line into the scale trough or into the scale settling basin.
  • the outlet of the bypass line can be arranged above the scale channel or the scale settling basin.
  • the coolant located therein can, if necessary after it has passed through a processing plant, be (returned) fed into said coolant reservoir and / or into the supply system.
  • the further bypass line is expediently connected directly to the other connection element on the input side.
  • the cooling system has a shut-off element, in particular a valve, which is arranged in the bypass line. It is also expedient if the cooling system has at least one further shut-off element, in particular a valve, for interrupting a coolant supply to at least one of the cooling beams.
  • the shut-off element arranged in the bypass line and the further shut-off element advantageously have at least essentially the same switching times. In this way, the opening of the bypass line can be carried out synchronously with the interruption of the coolant supply to the cooling beams. Conversely, the bypass line can be closed synchronously with the (renewed) release of the coolant supply to the cooling beams.
  • the switching time of a shut-off element can be understood as the time that the shut-off element needs (after issuing a blocking or unblocking command) to cover a line cross-section that line in which the shut-off element is arranged, to close completely from a completely open state or to completely open the line cross-section from a completely closed state.
  • the further shut-off element is preferably arranged in the supply line system, in particular in the aforementioned main line of the supply line system, or in one of the coolant supply lines.
  • the cooling system can have several shut-off devices, each of which is set up to interrupt a coolant supply to at least one of the cooling beams.
  • a common shut-off device can be provided for several of the cooling beams.
  • a separate shut-off device can be provided for each of the cooling beams.
  • a shut-off device can be arranged in each of the coolant supply lines.
  • An additional shut-off element in particular a valve, is expediently arranged in the further bypass line.
  • the additional shut-off element arranged in the further bypass line can be designed identically to the shut-off element arranged in the first-mentioned bypass line.
  • the additional shut-off element can have the same switching time as the shut-off element arranged in the first-mentioned bypass line.
  • the shut-off devices can expediently be controlled or actuated with the aid of a control device.
  • the respective shut-off element can in particular be actuated electrically, pneumatically and / or hydraulically.
  • the respective shut-off device can not only be opened and closed completely, but can also assume intermediate positions, in particular continuous intermediate positions, between these two states. In other words, the shut-off devices can be continuously adjustable.
  • At least one of the bypass lines can comprise several line sections which are connected in parallel to one another.
  • the line sections connected in parallel to one another expediently open on the input side in a common line section of the respective bypass line.
  • a shut-off device in particular a valve, can be arranged in each of the individual line sections connected in parallel to one another.
  • the invention also relates to a method for operating a cooling system.
  • the cooling system mentioned in connection with the method is the cooling system according to the invention, in particular one of its advantageous developments described above. Furthermore, the objective elements mentioned in connection with the method can be the elements already mentioned above.
  • a coolant flow is discharged from the supply system via a bypass line which is connected on the inlet side to a connection element of the supply line system.
  • the first-mentioned coolant flow is guided via the first-mentioned bypass line into the coolant reservoir of the cooling system or fed back into the supply line system, in particular fed directly into the coolant reservoir or returned directly into the supply line system.
  • the further coolant flow is advantageously via the further Bypass line led into the scale trough or into the scale settling basin of the cooling system, in particular led directly into the scale trough or directly into the scale settling basin of the cooling system.
  • the coolant flow is expediently discharged from the supply line system via the bypass line.
  • the coolant flow which is discharged from the supply line system via the bypass line, can be a partial flow of a total coolant flow flowing through the supply line system or the aforementioned total coolant flow.
  • the coolant flow is preferably discharged from the supply line system via the bypass line in such a way that the coolant flow bypasses the coolant supply lines.
  • the coolant flow is preferably guided via the bypass line in such a way that the coolant flow, instead of flowing into the supply lines, flows elsewhere, for example into another element of the cooling system or out of the cooling system.
  • the coolant flow can be guided from the bypass line, for example, into a coolant inlet of the cooling system, which is positioned upstream of a coolant pump arranged in the supply line system.
  • the coolant flow from the bypass line is guided directly into the coolant reservoir. Since there is normally no contamination of the coolant in this case, treatment of the coolant can be dispensed with, so that there is no energy requirement for treatment of the coolant fed into the coolant reservoir.
  • the coolant flow from the bypass line is directly into the Feed system returned.
  • the coolant flow is expediently reintroduced into the feed system upstream of a coolant pump arranged in the feed system.
  • the coolant flow can, in particular, be fed back into the supply line system from the bypass line in front of an inlet of the coolant pump.
  • An advantageous variant of the invention provides that the further coolant flow from the further bypass line is guided directly into the scale channel or into the scale settling basin.
  • the coolant located in the scale channel is preferably passed on from the scale channel into the scale settling basin.
  • the coolant located in the scale settling basin can also be (returned) fed into the coolant reservoir and / or into the supply system. Before the coolant in the scale settling basin is (back) fed into the coolant reservoir and / or into the supply system, it can optionally be processed in a processing plant, in particular cleaned of foreign bodies.
  • the coolant flow is preferably discharged downstream of the coolant pump, in particular between the coolant pump and the coolant supply lines, via the bypass line from the supply line system.
  • FIG 1 shows a circuit diagram of a cooling system 2 for cooling a (not shown figuratively) hot-rolled rolled stock.
  • the cooling system 2 comprises a coolant reservoir 4 designed as a high tank for storing a coolant 6.
  • the coolant 6 is water.
  • the cooling system 2 comprises a plurality of cooling bars 8 for applying the coolant 6 to the rolling stock.
  • the cooling system 2 has a supply line system 9.
  • the supply line system 9 comprises a first main line 10 and a first distribution line 12.
  • the first main line 10 is on the inlet side directly to the coolant reservoir 4 connected. On the output side, the first main line 10 is directly connected to the first distribution line 12.
  • the supply line system 9 comprises a second main line 14 and a second distribution line 16.
  • the second main line 14 is connected directly to the coolant reservoir 4 on the inlet side.
  • the output side is the second main line 14 is connected directly to the second distribution line 16.
  • the first and the second main line 10, 14 are connected to one another via a connecting line 18.
  • the cooling system 2 comprises a coolant pump 20, which is arranged in the second main line 14 and has a frequency-controlled drive.
  • the coolant pump 20 is arranged between a first maintenance flap 22 and a second maintenance flap 24, which are arranged in the second main line 14.
  • Said maintenance flaps 22, 24 serve to isolate the coolant pump 20 for maintenance and / or repair purposes and thus to be able to maintain, repair or replace without having to drain the coolant 6.
  • a shut-off element 26 designed as a valve, is arranged for opening and closing the connecting line 18.
  • a shut-off element designed as a valve for opening and closing the second main line 14 is arranged in the second main line 14 between the coolant pump 20 and the second distributor line 16.
  • the cooling bars 8 of the cooling system 2 are arranged along a cooling section 30 through which the rolling stock is guided to cool it, the cooling section 30 in the present exemplary embodiment being divided into a first cooling section 32 and a second cooling section 34.
  • first and second in connection with the term “cooling line section” serve only to differentiate between the two cooling line sections 32, 34 of the cooling line 30.
  • the two cooling line sections 32, 34 can be arranged in such a way that the rolling stock to be cooled (at least for its first pass through the cooling section 30) first through the first cooling section 32 and then through the second cooling section 34 is performed.
  • the two cooling path sections 32, 34 can be arranged in such a way that the rolling stock (at least during its first pass through the cooling path 30) is guided, for example, first through the second cooling path section 34 and then through the first cooling path section 32.
  • the cooling system 2 can therefore be designed in such a way that the second cooling section 34 is arranged in front of or behind the first cooling section 32 in the running direction of the rolling stock.
  • the cooling system 2 comprises a plurality of coolant supply lines 36 for supplying the cooling beams 8 with the coolant, with precisely one separate coolant supply line 36 being provided for each of the cooling beams 8.
  • Each of the cooling beams 8 of the first cooling section 32 is connected to the first distribution line 12 of the supply line system 9 via its own coolant supply line 36.
  • each of the cooling beams 8 of the second cooling section 34 is connected to the second distribution line 16 of the supply line system 9 via its own coolant supply line 36.
  • the cooling bars 8 of the first cooling line section 32 are thus supplied with the coolant 6 via the first distribution line 12, whereas the cooling bars 8 of the second cooling line section 34 are supplied with the coolant 6 via the second distribution line 16.
  • one half of the cooling bars 8 is set up to apply the coolant 6 from above to the rolling stock to be cooled, while the other half of the cooling bars 8 are set up to apply the coolant 6 from below to the rolling stock to be cooled to raise.
  • all of the cooling bars 8 of the second cooling section section 34 are the same as cooling bars Design type. These cooling bars 8 have nozzles from which the coolant 6 emerges when the cooling system 2 is in cooling mode.
  • the cooling bars 8 of the first cooling section 32 differ from one another with regard to their design. For example, some of the cooling beams 8 of the first cooling section 32 have coolant outlet tubes shaped like a gooseneck. In principle, all of the cooling beams 8 in the first cooling section section 32 could also be of the same type.
  • a maintenance flap 38 is arranged in each of the coolant supply lines 36.
  • a shut-off element 40 is arranged in each of the coolant supply lines 36, which is designed as a continuously adjustable valve and is used to regulate a coolant flow through the respective coolant supply line 36.
  • the cooling system 2 comprises a scale channel 42 arranged below the cooling section 30 for collecting the coolant 6 exiting from the cooling beam 8 and for collecting scale particles. Furthermore, the cooling system 2 comprises a scale settling basin 44 for the deposition of scale particles. The scale settling basin 44 is connected to the scale trough 42 via a discharge line 46, via which coolant 6 introduced into the scale trough 42 with the scale particles located therein is conducted into the scale settling basin 44.
  • cooling system 2 has a bypass line 48 and a shut-off element 50 arranged therein, which is designed as a continuously adjustable valve.
  • bypass line 48 On the input side, the bypass line 48 is connected directly to a connection element 51 of the distribution line 16. On the outlet side, the bypass line 48 opens into the scale settling basin 44. Furthermore, the shut-off element 50 arranged in the bypass line 48 and the shut-off elements 40 arranged in the coolant supply lines 36 have at least essentially the same switching times.
  • the second cooling section 34 of the cooling system 2 can optionally be operated in a laminar cooling mode, in a quasilaminar cooling mode or in an intensive cooling mode.
  • the coolant 6 is conducted from the coolant reservoir 4 via the first main line 10 to the coolant supply lines 36 of the first cooling section 32 and to the coolant supply lines 36 of the second cooling section 34.
  • the shut-off element 26 arranged in the connecting line 18 is open, whereas the shut-off element 28 arranged in the second main line 14 is closed.
  • the coolant pump 20 is switched off in this cooling mode.
  • the coolant 6 is conducted from the coolant reservoir 4 via the first main line 10 to the coolant supply lines 36 of the first cooling section 32 and via the second main line 14 to the coolant supply lines 36 of the second cooling section 34.
  • the shut-off element 26 arranged in the connecting line 18 is closed, whereas the shut-off element 28 arranged in the second main line 14 is open.
  • the coolant pump 20 In the quasilaminar cooling mode, the coolant pump 20 is operated at a speed at which a pressure drop in the coolant 6 that occurs when it flows through the coolant pump 20 is at least substantially compensated. In contrast, in the intensive cooling mode, the coolant pressure in the second main line 14 is increased with the aid of the coolant pump 20 beyond the pressure resulting from the coolant reservoir 4.
  • the coolant is applied to the rolling stock both by cooling bars 8 of first cooling section 32 and by cooling bars 8 of second cooling section section 34.
  • the cooling bars 8 of the first cooling section 32 are always supplied with the coolant 6 via the first main line 10 and not via the second main line 14.
  • the coolant supply to the cooling beams 8 is interrupted with the aid of the shut-off devices 40 arranged in the coolant supply lines 36.
  • the shut-off element 50 arranged in the bypass line 48 releases the bypass line 48.
  • the coolant pump 20 is not switched off here, but kept in operation in order to prevent the coolant pump 20 from starting up again later. If necessary, its speed is reduced in order to reduce the coolant flow through the second main line 14.
  • a coolant flow is discharged from the second main line 14 via the bypass line 48, so that the coolant flow bypasses the coolant supply lines 36 of the second cooling section 34. That is to say, the coolant flow flows into the bypass line 48 instead of flowing into said distribution lines 36.
  • the coolant flow from the bypass line 48 is not discharged directly from the second main line 14, but via the second distribution line 16 connected to the second main line 14.
  • the coolant flow is guided directly from the bypass line 48 into the scale settling basin 44.
  • the coolant 6 located therein can be conveyed into the coolant reservoir 4 for reuse either directly or via a coolant processing system (not shown in the figures).
  • FIG 2 shows another cooling system 2 for cooling hot-rolled rolling stock.
  • bypass line 48 is connected directly to the coolant reservoir 4 on the output side. Consequently, in the present exemplary embodiment, the coolant flow discharged from the second main line 14 via the bypass line 48 is guided from the bypass line 48 directly into the coolant reservoir 4 (instead of into the scale settling basin 44). Any processing of the coolant introduced into the coolant reservoir 4 via the bypass line 48 can be dispensed with.
  • FIG 3 shows a further cooling system 2 for cooling hot-rolled rolling stock.
  • bypass line 48 is connected on the input side directly to a connection element 53 of the second main line 14.
  • the coolant flow is discharged directly from the second main line 14 via the bypass line 48.
  • bypass line 48 is connected directly to the coolant reservoir 4 on the output side. Consequently, in the present exemplary embodiment, the coolant flow discharged from the second main line 14 via the bypass line 48 is guided from the bypass line 48 directly into the coolant reservoir 4 (instead of into the scale settling basin 44). Any processing of the coolant introduced into the coolant reservoir 4 via the bypass line 48 can be dispensed with.
  • FIG 4 shows yet another cooling system 2 for cooling hot-rolled rolling stock.
  • bypass line 48 is connected on the input side directly to a connection element 53 of the second main line 14.
  • the coolant flow is correspondingly discharged directly from the second main line 14 via the bypass line 48.
  • bypass line 48 is connected on the output side to a further connection element 55 of the second main line 14, the first-mentioned connection element 53 of the second main line 14 being arranged downstream of the coolant pump 20 and the further connection element 55 of the second main line 14 being arranged upstream of the coolant pump 20.
  • the coolant flow discharged from the second main line 14 via the bypass line 48 is returned directly from the bypass line 48 to the second main line 14 (instead of being fed into the scale settling basin 44).
  • the shut-off element 50 of the bypass line 48 is open and the shut-off elements 40 of the coolant supply lines 36 of the second cooling section 34 are closed, the coolant flow circulates in the bypass line 48 and in the second main line 14 via the coolant pump 20.
  • FIG 5 shows yet another cooling system 2 for cooling hot-rolled rolling stock.
  • the cooling system 2 comprises an additional bypass line 52 with a shut-off element 54, which is designed as a continuously adjustable valve.
  • This bypass line 52 is connected on the input side directly to a connection element 53 of the second main line 14. On the output side, this bypass line 52 is connected directly to the coolant reservoir 4.
  • a further coolant flow is discharged from the second main line 14 via the additional bypass line 52, the further coolant flow being guided from the additional bypass line 52 directly into the coolant reservoir 4.
  • the shut-off element 50 of the first bypass line 50 is first opened. Thereafter, the shut-off element 54 of the additional bypass line 52 is slowly opened and in return the shut-off element 50 of the first-mentioned bypass line 48 is closed again so that no further coolant is introduced into the scale settling basin 44, since the coolant introduced into the scale settling basin 44 is also returned to the coolant reservoir 4 is associated with a higher expenditure of energy than a direct return of the coolant from the second main line 14 into the coolant reservoir 4.
  • bypass line 48 as in FIG FIG 1 be provided.

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  1. Installation de refroidissement (2) pour le refroidissement d'un produit à laminer, comprenant plusieurs poutres de refroidissement (8) destinées à l'application d'un agent de refroidissement sur le produit à laminer, exactement une conduite d'alimentation en agent de refroidissement (36) propre à chacune des poutres de refroidissement (8), ainsi qu'un système d'amenée (9) destiné à l'acheminement de l'agent de refroidissement vers les conduites d'alimentation en agent de refroidissement (36), chacune des poutres de refroidissement (8) étant reliée au système d'amenée (9) par l'intermédiaire de sa propre conduite d'alimentation en agent de refroidissement (36), et
    une conduite de dérivation (48, 52) destinée à l'évacuation d'un flux d'agent de refroidissement hors du système d'amenée (9), qui est raccordée côté entrée à un élément de raccordement (51, 53) du système d'amenée (9), caractérisée par
    un réservoir d'agent de refroidissement (4) auquel le système d'amenée (9) est raccordé, une goulotte de mâchefer (42), un bassin de décantation de mâchefer (44) relié à la goulotte de mâchefer (42) ainsi qu'une conduite de dérivation supplémentaire (48, 52) qui est raccordée côté entrée à un autre élément de raccordement (51, 53) du système d'amenée (9), une des deux conduites de dérivation (48, 52) étant raccordée côté sortie au réservoir d'agent de refroidissement (4) ou à un élément de raccordement supplémentaire (55) du système d'amenée (9) et l'autre des deux conduites de dérivation (48, 52) débouchant côté sortie dans la goulotte de mâchefer (42) ou dans le bassin de décantation de mâchefer (44).
  2. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que le réservoir d'agent de refroidissement (4) est une cuve haute.
  3. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisée en ce que la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) est raccordée côté sortie au réservoir d'agent de refroidissement (4).
  4. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisée en ce que la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) est raccordée côté sortie à l'élément de raccordement supplémentaire (55) du système d'amenée (9).
  5. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée par une pompe d'agent de refroidissement (20) permettant d'augmenter la pression d'un agent de refroidissement dans le système d'amenée (9), l'élément de raccordement supplémentaire (55) étant disposé en amont de la pompe d'agent de refroidissement (20) et la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) étant raccordée côté sortie à l'élément de raccordement supplémentaire (55) et la pompe d'agent de refroidissement (20) étant pourvue d'un entraînement régulé en fréquence.
  6. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisée en ce que la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) débouche côté sortie dans la goulotte de mâchefer (42) ou dans le bassin de décantation de mâchefer (44).
  7. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée par un organe d'arrêt (50, 54) qui est disposé dans la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) et par au moins un organe d'arrêt supplémentaire (40), destinés à interrompre une alimentation en agent de refroidissement vers au moins une des poutres de refroidissement (8).
  8. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon la revendication 7,
    caractérisée en ce que l'organe d'arrêt (50, 54) disposé dans la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) et l'organe d'arrêt supplémentaire (40) ont, au moins pour l'essentiel, les mêmes temps de manœuvre.
  9. Installation de refroidissement (2) selon la revendication 7 ou 8,
    caractérisée en ce que l'organe d'arrêt supplémentaire (40) est disposé dans le système d'amenée (9) ou dans l'une des conduites d'alimentation en agent de refroidissement (36).
  10. Procédé pour faire fonctionner une installation de refroidissement (2) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    - un flux d'agent de refroidissement est évacué hors du système d'amenée (9) par le biais de la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) qui est raccordée côté entrée à l'élément de raccordement (51, 53) du système d'amenée (9),
    - le flux d'agent de refroidissement est guidé par la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) dans le réservoir d'agent de refroidissement (4) de l'installation de refroidissement (2) ou est ramené dans le système d'amenée (9), et
    - un flux d'agent de refroidissement supplémentaire est guidé par la conduite de dérivation supplémentaire (48, 52) dans la goulotte de mâchefer (42) ou dans le bassin de décantation de mâchefer (44) de l'installation de refroidissement (2).
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10,
    caractérisé en ce que le flux d'agent de refroidissement est guidé directement de la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) dans le réservoir d'agent de refroidissement (4) de l'installation de refroidissement (2).
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 10,
    caractérisé en ce que le flux d'agent de refroidissement est ramené directement de la conduite de dérivation (48, 52) dans le système d'amenée (9), le flux d'agent de refroidissement étant réintroduit dans le système d'amenée (9) en amont d'une pompe d'agent de refroidissement (20) disposée dans le système d'amenée (9).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 10,
    caractérisé en ce que le flux d'agent de refroidissement supplémentaire est guidé directement de la conduite de dérivation supplémentaire (48, 52) dans une goulotte de mâchefer (42) ou dans un bassin de décantation de mâchefer (44) de l'installation de refroidissement (2).
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