Kiehl, Ralf2018-11-292018-11-291990https://hdl.handle.net/10539/26149A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in EngineeringThe aim of this dissertation is to investigate improved control of the bottom heating zone of a steel slab reheating furnace through the use of digital adaptive control techniques. An existing algorithm is applied and its performance is evaluated. (Abbreviation abstract)enFURNACES.Thesis