Procedure for the determination of operation and design parameters considering the quality of non-centrifugal cane sugar

Palabras clave: Calidad, Diseño de procesos, modelización, simulación

Resumen

Se propone un procedimiento para el diseño de procesos agroindustriales teniendo en cuenta la calidad del producto. Se ejemplifica con un caso de estudio para producir azúcar de caña no centrifugada a nivel artesanal. El modelado y la simulación permitieron la selección adecuada de los parámetros de operación. Para ello, se consideraron como límites del proceso el jugo de caña con un pH de 5,35 y 12,55 °Brix. Para la concentración, se generaron valores aleatorios de pH 5,5 - 7, °Brix 89 - 93 y tiempo de concentración de 20 - 30 minutos. En la cristalización, se generaron valores aleatorios de pH 5,5 - 7, °Brix 90 - 94, tiempo de agitación de 10 - 20 minutos y temperatura de 40 - 60 °C. Se simularon 10 lotes equivalentes a un día, 120 lotes equivalentes a un mes y 1560 lotes equivalentes a un año. La inclusión de atributos de calidad en el diseño del proceso permitió reducir los productos defectuosos, se obtuvo un nivel Sigma superior a 3, los indicadores económicos y financieros son positivos cuando el color en unidades ICUMSA fluctúa entre 9000 - 11000.

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Biografía del autor

Víctor Rodrigo Cerda Mejía, Universidad Estatal Amazónica

Food Engineer and master’s in mathematics teaching from UTA_2012 Ambato - Ecuador. Received his Ph.D. degree in Technical Sciences in the Specialization of Chemical Engineering at the Universidad Central “Martha Abreu” de Las Villas. in 2021. Assistant professor of the Agroindustry career of Earth Sciences Faculty of the Universidad Estatal Amazónica - Ecuador. His main research direction is applied mathematics in the design of agroindustrial processes.

Estela Guardado Yordi, Universidad Estatal Amazónica

Received her Bs. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1998, her MSc degree in Food Science and Technology in 2010, and Ph.D. in Chemical Science and Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2017. She has worked in the Functional Food and QSAR studies. She is an Assistant professor of the Agroindustry career of Earth Sciences Faculty of the Universidad Estatal Amazónica - Ecuador. His main research direction is food science.

Galo Leonardo Cerda Mejía, Universidad Regional Amazónica IKIAM

Mechanical Engineer and Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Assistant professor of the Faculty of Earth and Water Sciences of the Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam - Ecuador. His main research direction is process and equipment design. He is pursuing a Master in Electronics and Automation at the Salesian Polytechnic University.

Reni Danilo Vinocunga Pillajo, , Universidad Estatal Amazónica

Currently pursuing an Agroindustrial engineering at the Universidad Estatal Amazónica.

Amaury Pérez Martínez, Universidad Estatal Amazónica

He received Chemical Engineering in 2002, his MSc degree in Chemical Engineering Processes and Analysis in 2007, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering in 2013. He is an Aggregate professor of the Agroindustry career of Earth Sciences Faculty of the Universidad Estatal Amazónica - Ecuador. His main research direction is process design.

Erenio González Suárez, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” De Las Villas

Emeritus professor at the Marta Abreu de Las Villas Central University obtained his doctorate in technical sciences in 1982 and his second-level doctorate in science in 1991 at UCLV. His publications in indexed journals exceed 454 works, 761 presentations at scientific events in Cuba and other countries in America and Europe, and 31 technical books, one of them an award from the ACCC and the Scientific Criticism in Cuba.

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2022-07-20
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Cerda Mejía, V., Guardado Yordi, E., Cerda Mejía, G., Vinocunga Pillajo, R., Pérez Martínez, A., & González Suárez, E. (2022). Procedure for the determination of operation and design parameters considering the quality of non-centrifugal cane sugar. Entre Ciencia E Ingeniería, 16(31), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.31908/19098367.2659
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