DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS OF HEATING AND ALIGNING THE PIPE TEMPERATURE IN A FURNACE WITH STEPPING BEAMS
The control of metal heating in industrial furnaces is a rather complicated technological process, the main performance indicators of which are influenced by such disturbing effects as: changes in the flow rate of the combustible mixture, the temperature of the pipes before they enter the furnace, the uniformity of heating of the pipes, the pressure in the furnace, and the temperature of the air supplied with a combustible mixture. The indicated features, the presence of a large number of monitoring and control points, as well as high sensitivity to operating parameters cannot guarantee the high quality of manual process control. The solution to these problems is impossible without timely and accurate impact on the process, as well as without compliance with higher requirements for the quality and safety of processes. The significance of the behavioral research lies in the fact that the obtained midday data will enhance the stability, observability and controllability of the process, which will increase the productivity and safety of production.