{
  "title": "Blast Simulation Technology | Wheelabrator",
  "kind": "reference",
  "company": "Wheelabrator",
  "category": "Mass finishing & blasting systems",
  "parameters": {},
  "summary": "Blast simulation technology predicts abrasive coverage and treatment intensity on a digital workpiece before the physical blast machine is finalized. It compares wheel or nozzle arrangements through a hit-count model and renders the result as a color heat map for design review.",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Virtual process model",
      "paragraphs": [
        "A virtual workpiece is passed through a simulated blast-wheel or nozzle arrangement. Relevant process parameters are controlled so alternative concepts can be compared before drawings and hardware are committed.",
        "The method supports early decisions on wheel count, nozzle position, orientation and exposure strategy."
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Abrasive distribution calculation",
      "paragraphs": [
        "The blast pattern is represented as a Gaussian distribution. Each simulated abrasive impact on the workpiece surface is counted and converted into a treatment-intensity value.",
        "This makes coverage differences visible across complex geometry instead of relying only on nominal wheel power or nozzle distance."
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Heat-map interpretation",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Greenish blue, green and greenish yellow indicate areas considered well covered in the documented visualization. Purple marks an unblasted area, while red identifies overblasting.",
        "The map also exposes blast shadows and uneven exposure. The generated color spectrum can be translated into Sa cleaning degrees for process evaluation."
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Engineering use",
      "paragraphs": [
        "The simulation reduces concept risk by identifying underexposure and excess treatment before construction. It can shorten design iteration and focus physical trials on the most credible layouts.",
        "Simulation remains a design tool: final settings should be confirmed against representative parts, actual media behavior and the required surface standard."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-10-11 19:41:29"
}