Vibration is a common and urgent technical issue in the steel industry. The world’s first multi-mode continuous-casting and rolling plant of Shou Gang Jing Tang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (Tangshan, China), has a finishing mill, F3, that experiences frequent, strong vibrations during the process of rolling thin-gauge (<1.5 mm) strip steel, which have seriously hindered the production of high-quality thin strip steel products. The changes in the strips’ surface quality are among the factors that induce rolling mill vibrations. In this study, considering the nonlinear surface quality of strip steel, a finite element model of the F3 mill was established, and the harmonic response method was used to obtain a rolling mill vertical system in the ANSYS environment. This study assesses the sensitive amplitude versus frequency characteristics curve of a torsional coupling system, the influence of strip thickness and strip hardness fluctuations on the vibration of the primary drive system, and the dynamic amplitude versus frequency characteristics of the three directions on the top of a torii. Finally, the field experiment verifies the correctness of the analytical results, which provides theoretical guidance for suppressing rolling mill vibrations and has a certain application value.

This paper is focused on the inherent characteristics of the main drive system of the F5 cold-rolling mill in a steel plant. First, the main transmission mechanical structure was simplified to a five-inertia torsional vibration model. Secondly, the coupled torsional vibration model of strip and roll was established. The electromechanical coupling model of the motor control system and the motor rotor was established again. Finally, the AMESim software was used to calculate the natural frequency of the main drive system under various coupling conditions, and the influence mechanism of rolling parameters and motor control system parameters on the natural frequency of the main drive system was obtained, and an example of torsional vibration suppression is given by adjusting the control parameters. This study provides a profound theoretical basis for the on-site adjustment of process parameters and electrical control parameters to suppress torsional vibration.

We analyzed the power flow of the vibration transmission of the F2 mill drive system coupled with complex beams using the substructure method. The system was divided into three cylindrical substructures, which were coupled to each other by three spring-dampers. The modal analysis of the substructures was conducted to describe their dynamic characteristics; subsequently, the substructure receiving function under free interface conditions was established. The dynamic characteristics of the transmission coupling system were calculated by synthesizing the force balance conditions and geometric coordination at the coupling interface. The input energy and transmission energy in the system were effectively evaluated. The effects of spring-damper stiffness change, excitation position, and loss factor on the transmission of vibration power flow were studied and verified by field experiments. This study provides an effective theoretical basis for vibration suppression measures for hot tandem rolling mills.