To MintJulep!
Q1: All the time. That's an industry 24/24h with some breaks (during electricity high rates periods).
To the rest of all other questions:
That's a process requirement: I have to cool the steel bilets down to 500 ºC at a certain rate in order the material of those bars (steel) regain the magnetic properties again.
The present situation is that it takes to long. So I have to increase the cooling slope at the level of the cooling-table.
The warehouse does not have already two walls, completely free-open those two sides.
My recommendation is to consider as well a big a longitudinal opening vent at the level of ceiling.
We are looking at the ceiling structure to evaluate that possibility. But this is what we call passive measures. And about active measures? That's my question!
We thinking about strong ventilation below table combined with a 90ºsmall water-jets distribution.
At this stage, we begin to face materials properties problems, because of radiation levels we are facing and the consequent surface temperatures.
Can be 28 to 32 ºC, at the maximum load.
Cooling rate: suppose 5 + 5 bilets each 1500 kg the first 5 at 750 ~ 900 ºC and the second 5 at 600 ~ 750 ºC.
I have to confirm the amount of time to impose at this cooling phase in order to define the nominal cooling rate. I 'm waiting this data from the process engineer.
Concerning the extra-heat issue: I mentioned already to manager a possibility to design a production hot-water central to supply the village nearby, that involves some administration serious issues. Some of this kind of projects are already implemented in the scandinavian countries. In studying. Otherwise, no chances.
To BigInch
That's ok! In principle I agree with you.
Thanks to both.
welch