Centre De Recherches Metallurgiques Asbl

Centre De Recherches Metallurgiques Asbl-centrum Voor Research in De Metallurgie Vzw

Griet Lannoo

Hugo Uijtdebroeks

Bart Vervaet

The present invention relates to an installation for the in-line lubrication of rolling cylinders (), preferably for hot rolling of a metal strip, which is preferably steel, by spraying or atomizing a lubricant over a target comprising said cylinders and/or said strip, preferably in the vicinity of the roll gap, by means of a bar () of controllable air sprays (), arranged in parallel to said cylinders () and supplied with compressed air or inert gas (), wherein each spray () comprises an inlet for the compressed air or inert gas () and an inlet for uncompressed pure oil () in an adapter () followed by a mixing chamber (') as well as an outlet nozzle () for the atomized mixture.

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Desselgem, Belgium

Griet Lannoo