Owingtothedevelopmentofnewproductsandhigherrequirementofproductproperties,thecurrentexistinginductionheatingtechnologyofBaosteelcannolongersatisfythenewrequirementsoftheproductline.Controloftheinductionheatingtemperaturetoanappropriatevalueisakeyconsiderationininductionheatingtechnology.Toobtainacculturatedtemperatures,investigationswerefocusedontheparametersofaninductionheatingsystem,includingthoseofinductionheatingequipmentandheatingprocesses.Intheseinvestigations,computersimulationwasusedtomodeltheinductionheatingprocess,followedbyphysicalexperimentationtoverifyandimprovethesimulationmodel;finally,optimizedinductionheatingparametersweresuggested.Theuseofcomputersimulationsdramaticallydecreasedphysicalexperimentaltimes,andthecomputedheatingparameterswereusedtoguidethephysicalexperimentationanddesignoftheproductline;thisincreasedtheefficiencyofsubsequentinvestigations.ThisstudyfocusesonthedevelopmentofinductionheatingtechnologyinBaosteel,whichincludestheoverallinductionheatingtechnologyusedinmanufacturingbackuprollersandinthethermomechanicalcontrolprocess.
