Continuous Improvement Process in the Development of a Low-Cost Rotational Rheometer

Francisco J. Hernández-Rangel; María Z. Saavedra-Leos; Josefa Morales-Morales; Horacio Bautista-Santos; Vladimir A. Reyes-Herrera; José M. Rodríguez-Lelis; Pedro Cruz-Alcantar

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LAPSE:2020.1210

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LAPSE:2020.1210

Continuous Improvement Process in the Development of a Low-Cost Rotational Rheometer

Francisco J. Hernández-Rangel, María Z. Saavedra-Leos, Josefa Morales-Morales, Horacio Bautista-Santos, Vladimir A. Reyes-Herrera, José M. Rodríguez-Lelis, Pedro Cruz-Alcantar

December 17, 2020

The rheological characterization of fluids using a rheometer is an essential task in food processing, materials, healthcare or even industrial engineering; in some cases, the high cost of a rheometer and the issues related to the possibility of developing both electrorheological and magnetorheological tests in the same instrument have to be overcome. With that in mind, this study designed and constructed a low-cost rotational rheometer with the capacity to adapt to electro- and magneto-rheological tests. The design team used the method of continuous improvement through Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and risk analysis tools such as Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). These analyses were prepared in order to meet the customer’s needs and engineering requirements. In addition to the above, a manufacturing control based on process sheets was used, leading to the construction of a functional rheometer with a cost of USD $1500.

Record ID

LAPSE:2020.1210

Keywords

design, quality function deployment, rheometer

Subject

Process Design

Suggested Citation

Hernández-Rangel FJ, Saavedra-Leos MZ, Morales-Morales J, Bautista-Santos H, Reyes-Herrera VA, Rodríguez-Lelis JM, Cruz-Alcantar P. Continuous Improvement Process in the Development of a Low-Cost Rotational Rheometer. (2020). LAPSE:2020.1210

Author Affiliations

Hernández-Rangel FJ: Coordinación Académica Región Altiplano, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Carretera Cedral Km, 5+600 Ejido San José de las Trojes, Matehuala, San Luis Potosí 78700, Mexico
Saavedra-Leos MZ: Coordinación Académica Región Altiplano, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Carretera Cedral Km, 5+600 Ejido San José de las Trojes, Matehuala, San Luis Potosí 78700, Mexico [ORCID]
Morales-Morales J: Coordinación Académica Región Altiplano, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Carretera Cedral Km, 5+600 Ejido San José de las Trojes, Matehuala, San Luis Potosí 78700, Mexico; Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/ Instituto Tecnológico Superior de [ORCID]
Bautista-Santos H: Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/ Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Chicontepec, Calle Barrio Dos Caminos No. 22. Colonia Barrio Dos Caminos, Chicontepec, Veracruz 92709, Mexico; Tecnológico Nacional de México/ Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Tantoyu [ORCID]
Reyes-Herrera VA: Instituto de Energías Renovables, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Priv. Xochicalco s/n, Col. Centro, Temixco, Morelos 62580, Mexico [ORCID]
Rodríguez-Lelis JM: Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/Centro Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Interior Internado Palmira S/N, Col. Palmira, Cuernavaca 62490, Mexico
Cruz-Alcantar P: Coordinación Académica Región Altiplano, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Carretera Cedral Km, 5+600 Ejido San José de las Trojes, Matehuala, San Luis Potosí 78700, Mexico [ORCID]

Journal Name

Processes

Volume

8

Issue

8

Article Number

E935

Year

2020

Publication Date

2020-08-03