Multiple root resonance of tandem mill

The multiple-root resonance theory is introduced. The multiple-root resonance region is defined, and it includes the sub-multiple-root resonance region and complete-multiple-root resonance region. It is proved that the vibration mode shapes are identical if the natural frequencies are similar in size. The dynamic analysis of the 3-DOF model is investigated, and the results show that the variations of the mass ratio and stiffness ratio induce the natural frequencies approaching and forming a multiple-root resonance. The dynamic analysis of the tandem mill is made to study the multiple-root vibration, and the results show that with the increase in mass ratio, the 6th and 7th-order natural frequencies continue approaching one another and converge at the 5th-order natural frequency. The finite element analysis of the rolling mill shows that there are two similar natural frequencies in the rolling mill, and the vibration modes are not identical but have large vertical-component vibrations. The field test shows that the multiple-root resonance occurs in the tandem mill; after the foundation reconstruction, the multiple-root resonance is replaced by resonance with one dominant frequency, and the vibration is reduced

Coupling vibration model for hot rolling mills and its application

In this paper, we propose an effective mechanical-electrical-hydraulic-interfacial coupling vibration model for hot rolling mills and obtain a practical measure to relieve mill vibration. First, an experiment related to mill modulus control gain in automatic gauge control (AGC) is carried out during manufacturing. Rolling mill vibration is observed to gradually be enhanced with increasing mill modulus control gain. Then, to explain this phenomenon, the mechanical-electrical-hydraulic-interface coupling dynamic model is modeled based on Sims’ rolling force method. Finally, we analyze the influence of mill modulus control gain on the vibration numerically on the basis of the coupling dynamic model. Moreover, the agreement between the experiment result and the simulation result is confirmed and the measure reducing the mill modulus control gain is obtained to relieve mill vibration

Research on vertical vibration of hot rolling mill under screw-down-strip combined excitation

In this paper, we find the violent vibration of the hot rolling mill is induced by the combination of the screw-down system and the strip, explain how the srew-down-strip combined excitation effects the rolling mill, and introduce an effective method to restrain the vibration. First, two experiments, stripless rolling and turning off the screw-down system, are conducted, the first experiment simulates the rolling process without strip and the second experiment simulates the rolling process without the screw-down system, the results indicate that the rolling mill vibration is induced by the srew-down-strip combined excitation. Then, to explain this phenomenon, the mathematical model of the rolling mill under screw-down-strip combined excitation is proposed, we find that few excitation frequency components can induce more response frequency components, therefore it’s more possible to approach the natural frequency of the rolling mill. Finally, a vibration suppression method is introduced by eliminating some specified frequency components of the screw-down system with a filter, and the result shows that the vibration decreased by 98.7 %