JP4214134B2 - Thick steel plate cooling device - Google Patents

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  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a thick steel plate cooling apparatus applied when cooling a finish-rolled thick steel plate when producing a thick steel plate by hot rolling.

When producing a thick steel plate by hot rolling, in order to obtain a thick steel plate having excellent mechanical properties and uniform material properties and shape properties, the thick steel plate after finish rolling is usually restrained between restraining rolls. While cooling, both sides of the thick steel plate are cooled so that the temperature distribution in the plate width direction of the thick steel plate and the symmetry of the temperature distribution in the plate thickness direction are stably secured. To be done.
Regarding such cooling, for example, in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface side of a steel plate 6 that is restrained and passed between restraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 _{2 including} an upper roll 5a and a lower roll 5b. A nozzle row 11s composed of nozzles 11 that are long in the width direction of the steel plate is disposed, and a nozzle row 12s composed of more nozzles 12 than the nozzle row 11s on the upper surface side is disposed on the lower surface side. It is disclosed that the cooling water w is poured from the both sides to cool the steel plate 6 from both sides.
In the cooling of this Patent Document 1, the upper surface nozzle row 11s and the lower surface nozzle row 12s are arranged in the length direction of the steel plate where the cooling water w starts to collide with the steel plate 6 between the restraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 _2. Are arranged so as to coincide with each other on the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the steel plate 6, and the change with time in the minute portions of the upper and lower surfaces of the steel plate 6 during the cooling process of the steel plate 6 causes the thickness central surface of the steel plate 6 to change. The cooling is intended to be the same (symmetric) as the symmetry plane. The nozzle row 11s on the upper surface side used here is composed of one long slit nozzle that is long in the width direction of the steel sheet, and the nozzle row 12s on the lower surface side is provided with a slit nozzle, a spray nozzle, a circular tube laminar nozzle, and a conduit. There is a description that it is constituted by either a circular pipe jet nozzle or a perforated nozzle.

In the cooling of Patent Document 1, as described in the examples, one slit nozzle row is arranged on the upper surface side, and a slit nozzle, a circular tube jet nozzle with a conduit, a circular tube laminar nozzle, etc. are wide on the lower surface side. A plurality of rows are arranged with respect to the region, and the cooling water w is uniformly injected into the entire region on the lower surface side of the steel plate regardless of the position on the upper surface side of the nozzle row and the region on the plate water. Yes.
Here, it is necessary to make the time-dependent change of the temperature of the upper and lower surfaces of the steel plate during the cooling process of the steel plate the same (symmetric) with the steel plate thickness center plane as the symmetry plane, but on the upper surface side of the steel plate, the water jet from the nozzle There are parts that collide and parts where water on the plate flows.
The impinging part of this water jet has a large cooling capacity and is stable, but the on-board water part has a small cooling capacity. This is because the cooling capacity for the steel sheet is different between when the water jet collides from the vertical direction and when the water jet flows in parallel along the steel sheet. On the lower surface side of the steel plate, there is no instability like water on the plate, so cooling is performed uniformly, but since there is a cooling capacity distribution on the upper surface side of the steel plate, cooling is performed with good balance from the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the steel plate. It is difficult. For this reason, there may be a case where sufficient temperature symmetry between the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the steel plate cannot be ensured, and there is a problem that it is difficult to stably ensure flatness and material uniformity of the steel plate.

As a cooling method intended to solve such a problem, as shown in FIG. 10, in Patent Document 2, a thick steel plate in a high temperature state is caught between the restraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 ₂ and conveyed (through plate). while, in the case of water injection to the steel plate upper and lower surfaces between the constraining rolls 5 _1, 5 _2, and arranged in alignment so as to face the upper surface side and lower surface side, at least one row of the upper surface side water injection nozzle row (here 13 _{1 to} 13 ₆ ) and a lower surface side water injection nozzle row (here, 14 _{1 to} 14 ₆ ) are disclosed.
In the case of the cooling of Patent Document 2, the total area of the water jet impingement part on the thick steel plate surface formed by the water injection nozzle row on the lower surface side is an area between the restraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 ₂ (substantially center distance L area). By pouring water so as to occupy 60% or more of the steel plate area, the upper and lower surfaces of the thick steel plate 6 are cooled efficiently and in a balanced manner, and the temperature symmetry between the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the thick steel plate 6 is ensured. Thus, the flatness of the thick steel plate 6 is improved and the material is made uniform.
However, in order to make the area of the water flow collision part from the water injection nozzle row arranged so as to face the upper surface side and the lower surface side to be 60% or more of the thick steel plate area between the restraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 ₂ In particular, the upper surface side includes a case where the thick steel plate area between the large constraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 ₂ is substantially filled with the water collision surface, and the jet flow interferes with the flow of the colliding cooling water. Thus, there is a concern that the interference convection part that convects occurs non-uniformly in the width direction of the thick steel plate, resulting in a decrease in cooling efficiency and non-uniform cooling.
Further, in order to secure 60% or more as referred to in Patent Document 2, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the horizontal line portion is entirely filled with a water impinging jet, and water is supplied to the shaded portion region of the restraining roll 5 and the thick steel plate 6. It is necessary to make the jet collide. Therefore, it is necessary to inject a water jet obliquely into the space between the restraining roll 5 and the thick steel plate 6, and there is a problem that a complicated device capable of obliquely blowing many water injection nozzles is required, resulting in an increase in equipment manufacturing costs. There is also.
JP 11-347629 A JP 2004-1082 A

  The present invention advantageously solves the above-described problems in the conventional cooling method, and the upper and lower surfaces of the thick steel plate are sprayed by a water jet from a spray nozzle between a pair of restraining rolls that have bitten the thick steel plate being conveyed (through plate). When cooling, the upper and lower surfaces of the thick steel plate are efficiently cooled to ensure the symmetry of the temperature of the upper and lower surfaces and the uniformity of the temperature in the plate width direction to improve the flatness of the steel plate and make the material uniform. The present invention provides a cooling apparatus for thick steel plates.

The apparatus for cooling a thick steel plate according to the present invention has the following configurations (1) to (4) in order to efficiently realize uniform cooling of the thick steel plate (particularly uniform cooling of the upper and lower surfaces).
(1) A plurality of pairs of restraining rolls composed of an upper roll and a lower roll for restraining and passing a hot-rolled thick steel sheet, and a thick steel sheet for passing between each pair of restraining rolls adjacent in the front and rear directions in the threading direction. a cooling device thick steel plate having a top side nozzle box and the lower surface side nozzle box having a plurality of spray nozzles for spraying water to the upper and lower surface of the water jets from the spray nozzles of the upper surface nozzle box jet The total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface where the collision pressure of the collision portion is 2 kPa or more is 4% to the surface area of the steel plate in the distance between the roll outer peripheral surfaces (La) in the closest distance between the pair of restraining rolls. Within 90% of the range, the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface where the collision pressure of the jet collision part of the water jet from each spray nozzle of the nozzle box on the lower surface side is 2 kPa or more is Nearest distance A thick steel plate cooling apparatus in which each spray nozzle is disposed so as to fall within a range of 4% to 100% of the steel plate surface area in the distance between the outer peripheral surfaces of the rolls (La).
(2) In (1), the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface where the collision pressure of the jet collision portion of the water jet from each spray nozzle of the upper surface side nozzle box is 2 kPa or more is the lower surface side nozzle box. A nozzle box on the upper surface side so that the collision pressure of the jet collision part of the water jet from each of the spray nozzles is within the range of 4% to 100% of the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface at the site of 2 kPa or more A cooling apparatus for thick steel plates, wherein each spray nozzle is arranged in a lower surface side nozzle box.
(3) In (1) or (2), the spray nozzle arranged in the nozzle box on the upper surface side is a flat spray nozzle, a full cone spray nozzle, an elliptical spray nozzle, an oval spray nozzle, or a porous columnar spray nozzle. The spray nozzle that is composed of any one or a plurality of types and is arranged in the nozzle box on the lower surface side is a flat spray nozzle, a full cone spray nozzle, an elliptical spray nozzle, or an oval type nozzle. A thick steel plate cooling device.
(4) The thick steel plate cooling apparatus according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the spray nozzle has a structure capable of mixing and injecting water and air.

In the present invention, the collision surface of the surface of the thick steel plate where the collision pressure of the jet collision portion of the water jet with respect to the steel plate surface area in the distance between the outer peripheral surfaces of the rolls (La) which is the closest distance between the pair of restraining rolls is 2 kPa or more . By selecting the ratio (%) of the total area within the specified range on the upper surface side and lower surface side of the thick steel plate, it is possible to suppress uneven generation of the stagnant portion of the impinging water flow on the thick steel plate and to improve the cooling efficiency. It is possible to ensure stability, to make the temperature of the steel plate after cooling uniform (particularly to ensure the symmetry of the upper and lower surface temperatures), and to improve the flatness of the steel plate. Refinement costs can be reduced.
In addition, residual stress can be reduced, and deformation during steel plate processing can be suppressed to ensure stable processing accuracy easily. In addition, it is easy to ensure uniform material.
Furthermore, the sum of the areas of the collision surface of the water jet against the upper surface side of the thick steel plate and the surface of the collision with the thick steel plate surface at the portion where the collision pressure of the water jet flow is 2 kPa or more, and the collision pressure of the jet collision portion of the water jet against the lower surface side is 2 kPa. By selecting the ratio (%) of the area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface in the above part within the specified range, the temperature of the upper and lower surfaces of the thick steel plate is symmetrical in consideration of the influence of water on the plate. The above-mentioned effect can be further ensured by ensuring the stability more stably.
In addition, by making the spray nozzle so that water and air can be mixed and injected simultaneously, the adjustment range of the water amount is wide, and the collision force of the water jet is easy to adjust, so the cooling control range can be widened. Further, when the amount of water is reduced, the phenomenon that the collision force of the water jet against the thick steel plate becomes weak can be alleviated, and there is an effect that it is easy to stably secure a desired cooling capacity.

The present invention is intended to cool a thick steel plate having a temperature after hot rolling of about 700 to 950 ° C. and a thickness of about 3 to 150 mm, mainly from the spray nozzle to the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the thick steel plate after finish rolling. This is applied when cooling is performed by a jet of water (for example, a cooling medium such as water or a mixture of water and air, which is referred to as “water” in the present invention).
When cooling hot-rolled hot steel plates while conveying (passing) them, the steel plates are generally cooled by a water jet from a spray nozzle. In this case, it is well known that the cooling capacity increases if the water jet density and jet collision point density per unit area are increased. However, in order to cause a boiling phenomenon when water comes into contact with a hot steel plate, depending on the temperature range of the steel plate, even if the water jet flow rate and the water jet collision point density are increased as described above, The ability may not increase.
For example, on the thick steel plate upper surface side, when a large amount of water jets collide from each spray nozzle, the water jet collision point area is cooled, but the cooling water that has become the plate water after the collision is There is also the presence of water vapor generated between the thick steel plates, and there is a concern that they will be discharged without contributing sufficiently to cooling. In addition, when there is a large amount of water on the plate, the water jet from each spray nozzle cannot sufficiently reach the surface of the thick steel plate, and sufficient cooling efficiency cannot be obtained.
On the other hand, on the lower surface side of the thick steel plate, when a large amount of water jets collide from each spray nozzle, the water jet collision point area is cooled, but the cooling water after the collision is generated on the surface of gravity and the high temperature thick steel plate. Since it is separated from the thick steel plate by the steam and does not contribute to cooling, sufficient cooling efficiency may not be obtained.

In the present invention, such a phenomenon is mitigated by efficiently allowing the water jet to reach the surface of the thick steel plate in a certain area of the surface of the thick steel plate, thereby ensuring sufficient cooling capacity and increasing the cooling efficiency. In particular, the temperature symmetry of the upper and lower surfaces of the thick steel plate is ensured stably.
Basically, on the upper surface side of the thick steel plate, the occurrence of interference convection due to the water on the plate (the water flow flowing along the plate, which is called “water on the plate” in the present invention) may reduce the cooling efficiency. In order to suppress this, the water jet is prevented from colliding with the radial region of the restraining roll, and the occurrence of interference convection due to the surface water on the thick steel plate is suppressed, and a water jet with high cooling capacity is provided. By sufficiently reaching the surface of the thick steel plate, stable cooling efficiency can be secured and stable cooling can be realized.
On the lower surface side of the thick steel plate, in order to stably realize uniform cooling on the upper and lower surface sides of the thick steel plate, the water jet is thickened so as to ensure the cooling capacity according to the cooling capacity on the upper surface side of the thick steel plate. It is made to collide with the steel plate lower surface side, and the cooling capacity of the upper surface side and the lower surface side is balanced. In the case of the lower surface side, there is no cooling by the water on the plate unlike the upper surface side, so it is effective to increase the collision area of the water jet in a certain area region on the surface of the thick steel plate.

Specifically, the present invention provides a thick steel plate by injecting water onto the upper and lower surfaces of a thick steel plate while restraining and transporting the thick steel plate in a high temperature state between a plurality of constraining roll pairs consisting of an upper roll and a lower roll. In the cooling device that cools the steel plate, a nozzle box in which a large number of spray nozzles are arranged on the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the thick steel plate, respectively, and the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface of the water jet from each spray nozzle is , Within the range of 4% to 90% on the upper surface side and within the range of 4% to 100% on the lower surface side with respect to the steel plate surface area in the distance between the outer peripheral surfaces of the rolls (La) in the closest distance between the pair of restraining rolls It arranges to become.
Here, the jet collision portion is defined as a portion where the jet collision pressure is 2 kPa or more. In particular, on the upper surface side, the pressure above this value is necessary in the state where the water on the plate stays, and below this value, the jet cannot penetrate the vapor film generated by boiling on the high-temperature steel plate and reach the steel plate. Can not get a good cooling capacity. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the nozzle types are different, the collision pressure distribution may change greatly even with the same nozzle inlet pressure and water amount, and the cooling capacity at that time tends to rapidly decrease below 2 kPa.
The total surface area of the impinging surface of the water jet from each spray nozzle of the upper surface side nozzle box with the surface of the thick steel plate is 4 of the steel plate surface area in the distance between the outer circumferential surfaces of the rolls (La). If it is less than%, the area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface of the water jet is not sufficient, and sufficient cooling capacity cannot be ensured. Further, if it exceeds 90%, the interference convection part of the water flow is generated unevenly, and the water jet with high cooling ability does not collide with the surface of the thick steel plate by the water on the plate and is discharged along the thick steel plate without sufficiently contributing to the cooling. The increased water flow tends to cause uneven cooling as the cooling efficiency decreases. In addition, when the collision area is 4 to 30%, the cooling rate is slightly low because the ratio of cooling by water on the plate is large, and when the cooling capacity is adjusted by changing the water volume, the change in cooling capacity with respect to the change in water volume Is not constant and adjustment is a little difficult. However, since the jet region is small, the specification power is small and the cooling efficiency is good. On the other hand, when the collision area is 80 to 90%, the cooling capacity increases with an increase in the collision area, but a stagnant portion of the flow of water on the plate starts to occur, and the uniformity in the width direction is slightly inferior. Therefore, the area ratio on the upper surface side is more preferably 30 to 80%. When the collision area is 30% or more, the water on the plate can be sufficiently stirred by the collision jet, so that the cooling capacity is determined according to the change in the water amount even when adjusting the water amount.
The total area of the collision surface of the water jet from each spray nozzle of the lower surface side nozzle box with the thick steel plate surface is basically set to balance with the cooling capacity on the upper surface side. If it is less than 4% of the steel plate surface area of the box, the area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface of the water jet is not sufficient, and sufficient cooling capacity cannot be secured. In addition, since the cooling capacity improves as the collision area increases, it is desirable that the collision area ratio is high. However, if it exceeds 95%, interference between jets starts to occur and the uniformity is lowered, so 95% or less is desirable. However, in the case of the lower surface side, the uniformity does not decrease as much as the upper surface side, so the collision area may be 100%. (Corresponding to the embodiment of claim 1).

Between the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the thick steel plate, the total area of the collision surface of the water jet from each spray nozzle of the upper surface side nozzle box with the surface of the thick steel plate is the water jet flow from each spray nozzle of the lower surface side nozzle box. It is preferable to arrange each spray nozzle in the upper surface side nozzle box and the lower surface side nozzle box so as to be within the range of 4% to 100% of the total area of the collision surface with the steel plate surface.
On the upper surface side, there is a cooling effect by the water on the plate, so the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface of the water jet from each spray nozzle is the same as the thick steel plate surface of the water jet from each spray nozzle on the lower surface side. It is possible to secure a balance between the cooling capacity on the upper surface side and the lower surface side, but the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface of the water jet on the upper surface side is smaller. If the collision area of the lower surface is less than 4%, the cooling capacity on the upper surface side is too small, and it becomes difficult to ensure a balance between the cooling capacity on the upper surface side and the lower surface side. In addition, if it is 30% or less, the area cooled by the water on the plate is larger than the lower surface, and it is difficult to predict the change in cooling capacity when adjusting the amount of water, and it is somewhat difficult to adjust the balance between the upper and lower cooling capacity. Further, if it exceeds 100%, the cooling capacity on the upper surface side is too large, and it becomes difficult to ensure a balance between the cooling capacity on the upper surface side and the lower surface side. Therefore, the collision area ratio on the upper surface side is desirably 30 to 100% of the collision area ratio on the lower surface side.
Since the lower surface side is not affected by water on the plate unlike the upper surface side, the spray nozzles are selected and arranged so that the total area of the impinging surfaces of the water jets balances the cooling capacity with the upper surface side. (Corresponding to the embodiment of claim 2).

In addition, in Patent Document 2, it is disclosed that the water jet collision part on the surface of the thick steel plate irrigates so as to occupy 60% or more of the steel plate area in the region between the restraint rolls. According to the present invention, the total area of the water jet impingement part is out of the range of 4% to 90% with respect to the thick steel plate area of the distance between the outer peripheral surfaces of the rolls (La) which is the closest distance between the pair of restraining rolls defined on the upper surface side. .
For example, in the case where the diameter of the restraint roll is 350 mm and the distance between the restraint rolls is 1050 mm, the distance (L) between the restraint roll centers in Patent Document 2 is 1050 mm. The distance (La) between the outer peripheral surfaces at the closest distance between the roll pairs is 700 mm. Therefore, 60% or more referred to in Patent Document 2 means 60% or more of the area of the 1050 mm thick steel plate, and corresponds to 90% or more when converted to the area of the 700 mm thick steel plate of the present invention. It is a condition that makes it difficult to sufficiently achieve the object of the present invention.

When cooling the upper surface side of the thick steel plate, there is a cooling effect by the water on the plate, and therefore it is not necessary to completely cover the thick steel plate surface with the water jet impingement surface. However, because the water on the plate causes the attenuation of the injected water jet, and there is a concern that this water jet may reach the surface of the thick steel plate and reduce the cooling capacity. is required. Therefore, as the spray nozzles arranged in the nozzle box on the upper surface side, a flat spray nozzle, an elliptical spray nozzle, an oval spray nozzle, a water jet spreading angle of 0 to 100 degrees with a water jet spreading angle of 0 to 100 degrees. It is effective to select and use a full cone spray nozzle or a porous columnar spray nozzle set to -40 degrees to increase the reaching force of the water jet to the surface of the thick steel plate.
When cooling the lower surface side of a thick steel plate, it is basically only the collision surface of the water jet that contributes to cooling, so the spray nozzle placed in the nozzle box on the lower surface side is the upper surface side. The perforated columnar spray nozzle used in this nozzle box is not used because it is disadvantageous when increasing the collision area of the water jet. That is, a flat spray nozzle having a water jet spread angle of 0 to 100 degrees, an elliptical spray nozzle, an oval spray nozzle, and a full cone spray nozzle having a water jet spread angle of 0 to 40 degrees are selectively used. It is often effective to increase the area of the collision surface of the water jet with the steel plate surface.

In addition, each spray nozzle used by this invention can also be used in combination of multiple types, and it is not an essential requirement to arrange the same types corresponding to the upper and lower surfaces. For example, when a flat spray nozzle is placed in the first row in the transport direction and multiple full cone spray nozzle rows are placed after that, the flat nozzle performs uniformity in the width direction of the steel plate and quenches the steel plate surface. Then, while ensuring uniformity with a full cone nozzle, the idea is to increase the collision area of the water jet and improve the cooling capacity.
In cooling, it is advantageous to perform cooling after lowering the surface temperature when the boiling form of water at the time of cooling the thick steel plate starts from the film boiling / transition boiling region. Generally, when cooling with water, the heat flux has a shape similar to the letter N in the relationship between the surface temperature of the steel plate and the cooling capacity (referred to as heat flux in scientific terms). This is due to the fact that there is a temperature region in which the cooling temperature is improved as the surface temperature decreases. For this reason, the cooling capacity becomes higher when the steel plate surface temperature is lowered.

When such cooling is performed only with a flat spray nozzle, it is disadvantageous to increase the number of nozzles in order to increase the collision area of the water jet after lowering the surface temperature of the thick steel plate. In addition, the full cone spray nozzle and the flat spray nozzle have different collision areas even if the nozzles have the same amount of water, and the flat spray nozzle is easier to design in terms of the water amount density at the collision surface, and the cooling capacity is locally expanded. Is advantageous. Thus, it is possible to design a combination of spray nozzles in consideration of nozzle characteristics, which may be advantageous.
In addition, each spray nozzle and its arrangement are determined according to the steel plate conditions, rolling conditions, the temperature required in the rolling process, and the cooling conditions set in advance according to the shape conditions. Since the cooling temperature varies, it is preferable to be able to control the water flow density range. Therefore, it is considered to select a spray nozzle and an arrangement that can ensure control accuracy, and to arrange a sensor such as a thermometer flow meter and a water amount control device. (Corresponding to the embodiment of claim 3).

Each spray nozzle may be a two-fluid spray nozzle having a structure capable of simultaneously mixing and spraying water and air. In the case of the two-fluid spray nozzle, the adjustment range of the water amount is wide and the collision force of the water jet can be easily adjusted, so that the cooling control range can be widened.
Furthermore, when a two-fluid spray nozzle is used, when a large amount of water is to be produced, a sufficiently strong jet can be formed with water alone, but the phenomenon that the collision force becomes weak when the amount of water decreases can be alleviated, so only a small amount of water region Therefore, it is possible to reduce the economic burden for injecting air. (Corresponding to the embodiment of claim 4).

The arrangement pitch when the spray nozzles are arranged in the width direction of the thick steel plate on both the upper and lower sides differs depending on the type of nozzle, but basically, from the viewpoint of suppressing the increase in the number of nozzles as much as possible, the collision of water jets is preferable. Place them apart so that the surfaces do not interfere directly.
In addition, when arranging the spray nozzles in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate, preferably on the upper surface side, from the adjacent spray nozzles in this conveying direction, in order to eliminate the concern that the interference convection part of the water jet is generated unevenly. The water jets are arranged so that the surface of the water jet colliding with the steel plate surface does not directly interfere, and the water jet from the spray nozzle adjacent in the transport direction is perpendicular to the transport direction of the steel plate from the transport direction ( When projected onto a vertical plane), the nozzles are arranged so that the collision surface of adjacent water jets in the conveying direction overlaps by about 10% to 70% (equivalent) of the area of the collision surface in the width direction of the steel plate surface. It is preferable to ensure the uniformity of the water density in the width direction of the thick steel plate by each spray nozzle in a box unit.
In addition, the index by this overlapping part is different from the index by the area ratio that is the sum of the collision areas with respect to the steel plate surface area in the distance between the outer peripheral surfaces of the rolls at the closest distance between the pair of restraining rolls. If it is larger, the index based on the area ratio tends to be larger, but these are not necessarily the same.

When arranging the spray nozzles in the width direction of the thick steel plate, especially on the upper surface side, in order to eliminate the concern that the interfering convection part of the water jet will be generated unevenly, It is desirable to arrange them so that the collision surfaces of the two do not interfere directly. As for the spray nozzle arrangement on the lower surface side, there is little concern that the interference convection part of the water jet will occur unevenly, so the collision surface of the water jet from the adjacent spray nozzle interferes in both the width direction and transport direction of the steel plate. There is no problem even if it arranges so.
The type (specifications), number, and arrangement of each spray nozzle used on the upper and lower surfaces are selected according to the size range (thickness / width), temperature, and cooling target temperature of the thick steel plate, and are arranged on the lower surface. The arrangement area is selected and used so as to balance the cooling capacity in consideration of the arrangement of the spray nozzle on the upper surface side and the on-board water action area. For example, the number of nozzles is not changed by the posture of the surface on the upper surface side lower surface side, but is determined by the selected nozzle type and the collision area.

Hereinafter, Example 1 of the cooling apparatus for a thick steel plate according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows an example of arrangement of thick steel plate manufacturing equipment from a finish rolling mill having a thick steel plate cooling device of the present invention to a thick steel plate cooling device.
Here, finishing mill 1, hot straightening device 3, the upper surface nozzle box 4a for injecting cooling water disposed between constraining roll pair (5 _1, 5 ₂ between), cooled consisting lower side nozzle box 4b The devices 4 are sequentially arranged in the transport direction. Actually, a plurality of pairs of restraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 ₂ are arranged in the transport direction, and a plurality of upper surface side nozzle boxes 4a and lower surface side nozzle boxes 4b are disposed in the transport direction. pairs (here 5 _1, 5 ₂ between) in arranged upper surface side nozzle box 4a and the lower surface side nozzle box 4b represent described.

Upper surface nozzle box 4a, more specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, are positioned upstream and downstream of the conveying direction, is constrained between the constraining rolls 5 _1, 5 ₂ having upper roll 5a and the lower roll 5b As shown in FIG. 4 (a), a plurality of full cone spray nozzles 7 are arranged in the width direction and the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6, respectively, as shown in FIG. 4 (a). The collision surfaces are arranged so as not to interfere with each other.
Here, four nozzle rows 7 ₁ , 7 ₂ , 7 ₃ , and 7 ₄ are arranged in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6, and between each row, as shown in FIG. 3, a water jet 7 a the when projected on the vertical plane from the conveyance direction, are adjacent in the conveying direction, for example, between the impact surface of the nozzle array 7 ₁ and 7 ₂ of the full cone spray nozzles 7 of the water jets 7a, in the width direction of the steel plate 6 surface 30% of the area of the impact surface disposed such (or equivalent) about the overlapping portion d is formed, the steel plate 6 widthwise by water jets 7a of the full cone spray nozzles 7 from the nozzle rows 7 _{1-7 4} The water density of the water is made uniform.
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the full cone spray nozzle 7 used in the upper surface side nozzle box 4a has a conical shape of the water jet 7a and a circular collision surface with the surface of the thick steel plate 6. The spreading angle α of the jet 7a is 35 degrees.
In the upper surface nozzle box 4a of FIG. 4 (a), the total area of the impact surface of the full cone spray nozzles 7 water jets 7a forming the four nozzle arrays of each nozzle array 7 _{1-7 4} so is, it is arranged such that 40% of the roll outer surface distance in the closest distance restraint roll 5 _1, 5 ₂ (La) area of the steel plate in the region S (La × thick steel plates width w) .

On the other hand, the lower surface side nozzle box 4b is disposed so as to face the upper surface side nozzle box 4a with the thick steel plate 6 interposed therebetween, and as shown in FIG. 4B, is similar to the upper surface side nozzle box 4a. A plurality of full cone spray nozzles 8 are arranged in the width direction of the thick steel plate 6 so as to be separated from each other so that the collision surface of the water jet 8a does not interfere.
Here, four nozzle rows 8 ₁ to 8 ₄ are arranged in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6, and between each row, as shown in FIG. 4B, the water jet 8a is conveyed in the conveying direction. from when projected on a vertical plane, adjacent to each other in the conveying direction, for example, between the impact surface of the water jets 8a of the nozzle array 8 ₁ and 8 ₂ of full cone spray nozzles 8, the impact surface in the width direction of the steel plate 6 surface 40% of the area are arranged so as (equivalent) about the overlapping portion d is formed, water density of the steel plate 6 widthwise by water jets 8a of the full cone spray nozzles 8 from each nozzle row 8 _{1-8 4} Is made uniform.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the full cone spray nozzle 8 used in the lower surface side nozzle box 4b has a conical shape of the water jet 8a and a circular collision surface with the thick steel plate 6 surface. It differs from each full cone spray nozzle 7 of the upper surface side nozzle box 4a in that the spread angle α of the jet 8a is 40 degrees.
In the lower surface side nozzle box 4b in FIG. 4B, the sum Su of the area of the collision surface of the water jet 8a of each spray nozzle 8 forming the four nozzle rows of the nozzle rows 8 ₁ to 8 ₄ is It is arranged so that 50% of the roll outer surface distance in the closest distance restraint roll 5 _1, 5 ₂ (La) area of the steel plate 6 in the region S (La × thick steel plates width w).
In the upper surface nozzle box 4a in this embodiment 1, the sum So of the areas of the impact surfaces of each nozzle array 7 _{1-7 4} 4 rows of water jets 7a of the full cone spray nozzles 7 forming the nozzle array Is 80% of the sum Su of the area of the collision surface of the water jet 8a of each full cone spray nozzle 8 forming the four nozzle rows of the nozzle rows 8 ₁ to 8 ₄ of the lower surface side nozzle box 4b. Each spray nozzle 7 is arranged as described above.
In addition, the experimental result by a present Example is equivalent to Experimental example 4 of Table 1 mentioned later.

Hereinafter, Example 2 of the thick steel plate cooling device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This Example 2 is a steel plate manufacturing facility similar to that of Example 1, and the upper side nozzle box 4a is replaced with a full cone nozzle 7 similar to that of Example 1 as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). are formed by similarly arranged, the sum so of the areas of the impact surfaces of the steel plate 6 of the water jets 7a from the full cone spray nozzles 7, is the shortest distance restraint roll 5 _1, 5 ₂ rolls It arrange | positions so that it may become 40% of the area S of the thick steel plate 6 in a distance (La) area | region between outer peripheral surfaces.

On the other hand, the lower surface side nozzle box 4b is arranged on the lower surface side so as to face the nozzle box 4a on the upper surface side with the thick steel plate 6 interposed therebetween, and the oval spray nozzle 9 is formed as shown in FIG. As shown in (c), the major axis direction is inclined with respect to the conveying direction, and the water jets 9a adjacent to each other are arranged apart from each other so that the collision surface with the thick steel plate 6 does not interfere.
Here, four nozzle rows 9 ₁ , 9 ₂ , 9 ₃ , and 9 ₄ , which are composed of a plurality of oval spray nozzles 9, are arranged in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6. , FIG. 6 (b), the as shown in (c), when projecting the water jets 9a in a vertical plane from the conveyance direction (vertical surface), adjacent to each other in the conveying direction, for example, the nozzle row 9 ₁ and 9 ₂ length Between the collision surfaces of the water jet 9a of the circular spray nozzle 9, the nozzles are arranged so as to form an overlapping portion d of about 50% (equivalent) of the area of the collision surface in the width direction of the surface of the thick steel plate 6. so that achieve the columns 91 _to 93 homogenization of the steel plate 6 the width direction of the water flow rate by the jet 9a of the oblong spray nozzles 9 from _4.

As shown in FIG. 5 (d), the oval spray nozzle 9 used in the lower surface side nozzle box 4b has a substantially fan-shaped water jet 9a, and the collision surface with the surface of the thick steel plate 6 has an oval shape. The long-side water jet 9a has a spread angle ε of 80 degrees, and the short-diameter side water jet 9a has a spread angle (θ) of 20 degrees.
In the lower nozzle box 4b, the sum Su of the areas of the impact surfaces of the water jets 9a from the oblong spray nozzles 9 of the nozzle rows 9 _to 93 _4, the closest distance restraint roll 5 _1, 5 ₂ It arrange | positions so that it may become 80% of the area S of the thick steel plate 6 in the distance (La) area | region between roll outer peripheral surfaces in.
In the upper surface side nozzle box 4a in Example 2, the area So of the collision surface of the water jet 7a from each full cone nozzle 7 with the thick steel plate 6 is from each oval spray nozzle 9 in the lower surface side nozzle box 4b. It is 50% of the area Su of the collision surface with the thick steel plate 6 of the water jet 9a.
In addition, the experimental result by a present Example is equivalent to Experimental example 5 of Table 1 mentioned later.

Hereinafter, Embodiment 3 of the thick steel plate cooling device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 (a), (b), (c), and (d).
Example 3 is a thick steel plate manufacturing facility similar to Examples 1 and 2, and the nozzle box 4a on the upper surface side is formed as an elliptical spray as shown in FIG. 5 (c) as shown in FIG. 7 (a). As shown in FIG. 7 (c), the nozzle 10 is collided with a water jet 10a from an elliptical spray nozzle 10 whose major axis direction is parallel to the width direction of the thick steel plate 6 and adjacent in the transport direction and the width direction of the thick steel plate 6. The surfaces are arranged so as not to interfere with each other.
Here, four nozzle rows of 10 ₁ , 10 ₂ , 10 ₃ , 10 ₄ composed of a plurality of elliptical spray nozzles 10 are arranged in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6, and between these nozzle rows, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), when projected in a vertical plane jet 10a from the transport direction, adjacent the conveying direction, for example, the nozzle rows 10 ₁ and 10 ₂ of the elliptical spray nozzles 10 water jets 10a Are arranged so as to form an overlapping portion d of about 40% (corresponding) of the area of the collision surface in the width direction of the surface of the thick steel plate 6 between the collision surfaces of each of the nozzle arrays 10 ₁ to 10 _4. The water flow density in the width direction of the thick steel plate 6 is made uniform by the jet flow 10 a of the elliptical nozzle 10.

In the elliptical nozzle 10 used in the upper surface side nozzle box 4a, the shape of the water jet 10a is substantially fan-shaped as shown in FIG. 5C, and the collision surface with the surface of the thick steel plate 6 is elliptical. The spread angle γ on the long diameter side of the water jet 10a is 70 degrees, and the spread angle δ of the water jet 10a on the short diameter side is 30 degrees.
In the upper surface nozzle box 4a, the sum So of the areas of the impact surfaces of the water jets 10a from the oval nozzles 10 of each nozzle array ₁₀ 1 to 10 ₄ is in closest restraint roll ₅ 1, _{5 2} Each of the elliptical spray nozzles 10 is disposed so as to be 80% of the area S of the thick steel plate 6 in the distance between the outer peripheral surfaces of the rolls (La).

On the other hand, the lower surface side nozzle box 4b is disposed on the lower surface side so as to face the upper surface side nozzle box 4a with the thick steel plate 6 interposed therebetween. Like the upper surface side nozzle box 4a, the elliptical spray nozzle 10 is The major axis direction is parallel to the width direction of the thick steel plate 6, and the collision surface of the water jet 10a is allowed to interfere with each other in the width direction of the thick steel plate 6 and the conveying direction.
Here, four nozzle rows of 10 ₁ , 10 ₂ , 10 ₃ , 10 ₄ made up of a plurality of elliptical nozzles 10 are arranged in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6. 7 (b), as shown in (c), when projected onto the vertical plane of the jet 10a from the transport direction, adjacent the conveying direction, for example, water oval spray nozzles 10 of the nozzle array 10 ₁ and 10 ₂ Between the collision surfaces of the jet 10a, it arrange | positions so that the overlap part d of about 40% (equivalent) of the area of a collision surface may be formed in the width direction of the thick steel plate 6, and each from each nozzle row 10 _{1-10 4} The water flow density in the width direction of the thick steel plate 6 is made uniform by the jet flow 10a of the elliptical spray nozzle 10.

As shown in FIG. 5C, the elliptical spray nozzle 10 used in the lower surface side nozzle box 4a has a substantially fan-shaped water jet 10a and an elliptical collision surface with the surface of the thick steel plate 6. In other words, the spread angle γ of the water jet 10a on the long diameter side is 70 degrees, and the spread angle δ of the water jet 10a on the short diameter side is 30 degrees.
In this lower surface side nozzle box 4b, the total distance Su of the impinging surfaces of the water jets 10a from the respective elliptical nozzles 10 of the nozzle rows 10 ₁ to 10 ₄ and the closest distance between the restraining rolls 5 ₁ and 5 ₂ It arrange | positions so that it may become 100% of the area S of the thick steel plate 6 in a certain distance (La) area | region between outer peripheral surfaces of a roll.
In the upper surface side nozzle box 4a in the third embodiment, the area So of the collision surface of the water jet 10a from each elliptical spray nozzle 10 with the thick steel plate 6 is different from each elliptical spray nozzle 10 in the lower surface side nozzle box 4b. Each of the elliptical spray nozzles 10 is arranged so as to be 90% of the area Su of the collision surface of the water jet 9a with the thick steel plate 6.
In addition, the experimental result by a present Example is equivalent to Experimental example 6 of Table 1 mentioned later.

  In Examples 1 to 3, the full cone spray nozzle shown in FIG. 5 (a), the elliptical spray nozzle shown in (c), and the oval spray nozzle shown in (d) were used. A spray nozzle capable of controlling a sufficient injection pressure and injection amount (water density) can be selected and used, such as a flat spray nozzle shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, a flat spray nozzle 15 having a water jet shape 15a as shown in FIG. 5 (b) and a full cone spray nozzle having a water jet shape 7a as shown in FIG. 5 (a). 7 can also be used in combination. Although FIG. 8 shows the case of the upper surface side nozzle box 4a, various types of spray nozzles can be arbitrarily combined and used in the case of the lower surface side nozzle box 4b.

[Experimental example]
In the example of equipment arrangement as shown in FIG. 1, the steel plate cooling is performed by arranging 10 pairs of the upper surface side nozzle box 4 a and the lower surface side nozzle box 4 b disposed between the pair of restraining rolls in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6. In the apparatus, the types of spray nozzles of the nozzle boxes 4a and 4b on the upper surface side and the lower surface side, the nozzle specifications, the number of nozzles, the arrangement conditions, the combination conditions, the area of the impinging surface of the water jet from the nozzle with respect to the surface area S of the steel plate Experiments for cooling thick steel plates with cooling water for each example of the present invention in which the ratios So / S, Su / S, and So / Su were changed (including examples of spray nozzle arrangement examples such as Examples 1-3). Went.
In this experiment, in order to evaluate the shape defect or material non-uniformity that affects the quality of the thick steel plate 6, (1) the uniformity of the temperature in the width direction of the thick steel plate, (2) the uniformity of the temperature in the thickness direction of the plate, (3 ) Three points of difference from the cooling target temperature were used as evaluation indexes. The results are shown in Table 1 together with a comparative example in which the ranges of So / S, Su / S, and So / Su are outside the scope of the present invention.
The comparative example is an example that satisfies a part of the range defined by the present invention but does not satisfy the entire range. The experimental conditions were as follows, and the experimental conditions of the comparative example were the same as those of the experimental example of the present invention.
(1) About the uniformity of the temperature in the width direction of the thick steel plate, the thickness of the thick steel plate 6 is determined in the region excluding the leading end 1 m in the conveying direction of the thick steel plate 6 immediately after cooling and further excluding each 100 mm of both end portions in the width direction.・ This is the average temperature deviation in the width direction of the bottom surface. In Table 1, a uniform width target temperature is set, and here, it is set to 30 ° C.
(2) Regarding the uniformity of the temperature in the plate thickness direction, the average value of the temperature difference (upper surface temperature-lower surface temperature) at the center in the width direction of the upper and lower surfaces of the thick steel plate 6 immediately after cooling is shown. In Table 1, the upper and lower uniform target temperatures were set, and here, 20 ° C. was set.
(3) About the difference with cooling target temperature, the difference (actual temperature-target temperature) of the average value of the temperature direction center part of the thick steel plate 6 upper surface immediately after cooling and cooling target temperature is shown. In Table 1, a negative value indicates that the cooling capacity is low, and a positive value indicates that the cooling capacity is high.

(Experimental conditions)
Thick steel plate Thickness: 25mm
Board width: 4000mm
Temperature: 800 ° C
Cooling target temperature: 500 ° C
Cooling time: 10 seconds Each restraint roll Roll diameter: 350 mm
Roll center distance (L): 1050 mm
Distance between roll outer peripheral surfaces (La): 700 mm
Conveying speed: 70 m / min Each upper surface side nozzle box Water density: 1.0 m ³ / m ² / min Injection pressure: 0.2 MPa
Each bottom side nozzle box Water density: 1.2 m ³ / m ² / min Injection pressure: 0.2 MPa

As shown in Table 1, in Examples 1-7 satisfy the conditions of the present invention (in particular claims 1, 2), passes through the constraining rolls 5 ₂ final nozzle box exit side after 5 seconds steel plate When the temperature on the upper surface side and the temperature on the lower surface side of 6 were measured, both of the two evaluation indexes of (1) uniformity in the thickness direction in the thickness direction of the steel plate and (2) uniformity in the temperature direction in the thickness direction of the plate were satisfied. Thus, it was possible to obtain a sufficiently satisfactory thick steel plate 6 with extremely small warpage and residual stress, excellent shape and material uniformity. In addition, the average temperature of the steel plate 6 after cooling (the average value of the center temperature in the width direction of the upper and lower surfaces) is within the range of ± 30 ° C with respect to the cooling target temperature, realizing sufficiently satisfactory cooling. did it. On the other hand, in Comparative Examples 1 to 8 that partially satisfy the conditions of the present invention and do not satisfy all (particularly claims 1 and 2), both (1) and (2) or one of them It could not be satisfied, and it was not possible to obtain a thick steel plate 6 with satisfactory uniformity in both shape and material. In addition, the average temperature of the thick steel plate 6 after cooling exceeded 30 ° C. on the (−) side with respect to the cooling target temperature, and there were some that could not secure sufficient cooling capacity.

  The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments. For example, the number of upper-side nozzle boxes and lower-side nozzle boxes arranged in the transport direction, the type (structure) and specifications of each spray nozzle that constitutes each nozzle box, the arrangement (number, arrangement) conditions, and the water injection conditions from each nozzle row The diameter of the constraining roll, the arrangement conditions, and the like are changed within the scope of the above claims according to the size (particularly thickness) temperature, transport speed, target cooling temperature, cooling time, cooling speed, etc. of the target thick steel plate. Is.

The figure which illustrates typically the example of equipment arrangement | positioning which arrange | positions the thick steel plate cooling device of this invention with a side explanatory drawing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a first embodiment of a thick steel plate cooling device according to the present invention with a partially enlarged side view. The figure typically demonstrated with the partially expanded front explanatory drawing of FIG. (A) The figure is a plane explanatory view of the upper surface side nozzle box of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, and is a diagram that is schematically explained. (B) The figure is viewed from below the lower nozzle box of FIG. 2 and FIG. The figure typically demonstrated with a plane explanatory drawing. The figure explaining typically the example of various spray nozzles used with the thick steel plate cooling device of this invention with a solid explanatory drawing or side explanatory drawing. (A) A figure is a figure which explains Example 2 of a steel plate cooling device of the present invention typically with a partially expanded side explanatory view, (b) A figure is a front explanatory view of (a) figure The figure to explain, (c) figure is a figure typically demonstrated with the plane explanatory drawing seen from the downward direction of the lower nozzle box of (a) figure, (b) figure. (A) A figure is a figure which explains a part 3 of a thick steel plate cooling device of the present invention typically with an expanded side explanatory view, (b) a front explanatory view of (a) figure, and a typical FIG. FIG. 7C is a plan explanatory view of the upper surface side nozzle box of FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, and is a diagram schematically illustrating FIG. 7D. FIG. ) A schematic explanatory view seen from below the lower nozzle box in the figure. The figure explaining schematically by the top explanatory view showing other examples (use example of a spray nozzle combination) of the steel plate cooling device of the present invention of the present invention. The figure which illustrates typically the example of the conventional steel plate cooling device with a side explanatory drawing. The figure which illustrates typically the other conventional steel plate cooling device example with a side surface explanatory drawing. The figure which illustrates typically the example of a cooling area | region in the example of the conventional steel plate cooling device of FIG. 10, and a nozzle arrangement example. The figure which shows the example of the collision pressure distribution of a nozzle, and the relationship between cooling capacity.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Finishing mill 2 No. 3 Hot straightening device 4 Cooling device 4a Upper surface side nozzle box 4b Lower surface side nozzle box 5 ₁ , 5 ₂ Restraint roll 5a Upper roll 5b Lower roll 6 Thick steel plate 7 Full cone spray nozzle 7a Water jet 7 _{1 7-4} nozzle rows 8 full cone spray nozzles 8a water jets 8 _{1-8 4} nozzle rows 9 oblong spray nozzles 9a water jets 9 _to 93 ₄ nozzle rows 10 oval spray nozzles 10a water jets 10 ₁ to 10 ₄ nozzles Row 11 Upper nozzle port of Patent Literature 1 11s Upper nozzle row of Patent Literature 1 12 Lower nozzle port of Patent Literature 1 12s Lower nozzle row of Patent Literature 1 13 _{1 to} 13 ₆ Upper surface side water injection nozzle row of Patent Literature 2 14 ₁ to 14 ₆ lower side injection nozzle array 15 flat spray nozzles 15a water jet L restraining roll pairs between centers distance of Patent Document 2 Roll outer surface distance W steel plate width on the closest distance between La constraining roll pairs

Claims (4)

Multiple pairs of restraint rolls consisting of upper and lower rolls that restrain and pass hot-rolled thick steel plates, and upper and lower thick steel plates that pass between adjacent pairs of restraint rolls in the front and rear directions A cooling apparatus for a thick steel plate having an upper surface side nozzle box having a plurality of spray nozzles for injecting water on the lower surface and a lower surface side nozzle box, and a jet impingement part of a water jet from each spray nozzle of the upper surface side nozzle box Within the range of 4% to 90% of the surface area of the steel sheet in the inter-roll outer peripheral surface distance region where the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface at the part where the collision pressure is 2 kPa or more is the closest distance between the pair of restraining rolls The sum of the area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface where the collision pressure of the jet collision part of the water jet from each spray nozzle of the nozzle box on the lower surface side is 2 kPa or more is the closest distance between the pair of restraining rolls roll Cooling device thick steel plate, characterized in that a respective spray nozzle to be within the range of 4% to 100% of the steel plate surface area between the circumferential surface length range. Water jet from each spray nozzle of the lower surface side nozzle box is the sum of the area of the collision surface with the steel plate surface of the portion where the collision pressure of the water jet flow from each spray nozzle of the upper surface side nozzle box is 2 kPa or more. Spray nozzles on the upper nozzle box and lower nozzle box so that the collision pressure of the jet impingement part of the nozzle is within the range of 4% to 100% of the total area of the collision surface with the thick steel plate surface at the part of 2 kPa or more The apparatus for cooling a thick steel plate according to claim 1, wherein: The spray nozzles arranged in the nozzle box on the upper surface side consist of one or more of flat spray nozzles, full cone spray nozzles, elliptical spray nozzles, oval spray nozzles and perforated columnar spray nozzles. The spray nozzle disposed in the nozzle box is composed of one or more of a flat spray nozzle, a full cone spray nozzle, an elliptical spray nozzle, and an oval spray nozzle. The cooling apparatus of the thick steel plate of description. 4. The thick steel plate cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the spray nozzle has a structure capable of mixing and spraying water and air.

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