Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Modelling of Tension Levelling

This paper presents a two-dimensional model of tension levelling using the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) approach. During the simulation, the ALE mesh remains globally fixed along the rolling direction. Therefore, the required number of finite elements is much smaller than in the Lagrangian case and smaller CPU times are obtained for the same accuracy on the results. The ALE model is first validated against a classical equivalent Lagrangian model. Then, both sets of numerical results are compared to experimental measurements from the pilot mill of ArcelorMittal Maizières R&D.