REAL TIME FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING IN PROCESS CONTROL

摘要

An object oriented finite element package has been developed to analyse the conditions inside a plasma re-melting furnace. The model's result are verified using IN718 ingot production data from Birmingham IRC's furnace, and accurate materials data from NPL The model can operate in real time, and it is proposed that this software could form an important part of process control systems for this and many other continuous casting/heat treatment processes.