DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS BASED WATERBLAST PROCESS MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION USED IN EQUIPMENT DESIGN AND SETUP FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS

摘要

There are many process parameters available for adjustment with waterblasting equipment. Understanding the significance of these parameters, their relative contribution, and interactions can yield order-of-magnitude increases in productivity. Modeling of these processes can also open up new applications for waterblasting that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive or otherwise unsuitable. This presentation will focus on applying Design of Experiments (DOE) based methodologies to model a dual-head Epi-Centric Waterjet Deck Blaster. Real-world results will be shown for extending waterblasting for removal of hard coatings from sensitive substrates and optimal setup of equipment for common applications.