A mill roll analysis system is described that includes a user interface
module, a structural analysis engine, and an analysis control script. The
user interface module receives mill roll design data from a remote user
via a computer network. The analysis control script automatically directs
the structural analysis engine to define and evaluate an appropriate
analytical model for the mill roll design based on the mill roll design
data. The mill roll analysis system presents an intuitive web-based
interface for capturing the mill roll design data, and may present
predefined mill roll applications and mill roll types for selection for
the user. As a result, the remote user need not be familiar with the
underlying analytical modeling techniques, which may be highly-complex by
nature. Consequently, a user may utilize the system to evaluate and
improve mill roll design in order to achieve increased product
performance.