Diseño e implementación de un sistema de control para el proceso de deshidratación de cárnicos

Abstract

This project seeks to accelerate the process of dehydration of a meat product through a control strategy which is chosen depending on the study of the behavior of the variables that directly affect this product. In order to understand the behavior of the variables involved in the dehydration process, the theory available in dehydration of meat and drying curves are identified, then a database is created where the information obtained directly from the sensors is crossed with the data of the product thrown by the laboratory to recognize the limits in which these variables can interact with the product. Computer tools are used in the design of the models to obtain an adequate simulation of the behavior of these variables from storage data of the meat product and later identifying said behavior, a control strategy is chosen and simulated to see if it causes any effect of acceleration in dehydration. After having detected the correct strategy and obtaining a successful simulation, the implementation of this control strategy is proceeded detailing each of the components involved and the final results obtained. Finally, it is concluded from the results obtained and recommendations are generated for future work that can be developed in the subject.