Temperature monitoring in continuous casting plants and rolling mills
Temperature monitoring in a continuous casting plant is crucial for the quality and efficiency of the process. Two-color pyrometers such as the METIS M311 are preferred for temperature measurement, as they provide reliable results even in the presence of contamination. When used in combination with the GALAXY SC8 line scanner in the KG28 protective housing, multiple strands can be monitored simultaneously.
Process-relevant measuring points:
1: Measurements at the outlet of the steel ladle
can be carried out with a pyrometer in the cooling housing from a safe distance of up to 10 meters with a spot size of only 51 mm at this distance.
Measurements at the outlet of the tundish
3: Scanning strands
generates temperature profiles of all strands, which can be analyzed using software. A maximum temperature value for each strand allows for easy evaluation.
Intermediate measurements at any location
can be performed with the CAPELLA handheld pyrometer. Even at a distance of 10 m, it has a spot size diameter of only 51 mm.
Non-contact temperature measurement of the moving strand can be performed effectively, even from large distances, using a short-wavelength two-color pyrometer. Since all METIS series pyrometers can be integrated into the GALAXYline scanner, it can be individually adapted to the measurement process. Even if a METIS M311 with a response time of 1 ms isn't fast enough, the high-speed H311 devices can also be installed, for example, to perform very fast measurements of wires in a rolling mill.