AccordingtothecharacteristicsofPQFcontinuousrollingpass,therelationshipbetweenspreadcoefficient,wallthicknesscoefficientandelongationareanalyzed.Thesectionshapeoftubeineachstandoutlet,theefficientworkingradiusandtherotationalspeedofeachrollareobtained,therefore,thepassparametricdesigniscompleted.Athermal-mechanicalcoupledmodelofcontinuousrollingtube’sformingprocessisestablishedbythethree-dimensionalelasto-plasticfiniteelementmethod,thesectionshapeandareaoftubeineachstandoutletareforecasted,whichisusedtomodifythepass.Therollingforceofeachrollerispredicttoo,whichprovidesaguidanceforpassdesign.Inaddition,avisualsoftwareofPQFpassparametricdesignsystemonheavycalibreseamlesstubeisgeneratedwithVisualBasic.Theformingdimensionoftubeandtherollingforceofeachrolleraresuccessfullyobtained,bysimulatingtheformingprocessofacertainseriesheavycalibreseamlesstube.Thissystempossespracticalutilizationvalue.Byusingthissystem,thedevelopmentcycleofnewproductcanbeshortened,thereliabilityofpassdesigncanbeimproved,andtheenergyconsumptionofrollingmillandproductioncostcanbedecreased.
