It refers to the creation of an object with three dimensions from a two dimensional drawing.
Edith Obregón Morales (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico),
José de Jesús Pérez Bueno (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico),
Juan Carlos Moctezuma Esparza (Universidad Politécnica Metropolitana de Hidalgo, Mexico),
Diego Marroquín García (Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico),
Arturo Trejo Pérez (Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico),
Roberto Carlos Flores Romero (Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico),
Juan Manuel Olivares Ramírez (Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico),
Maria Luisa Mendoza López (Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro, Mexico),
Juan Carlos Solís Ulloa (Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cintalapa, Mexico),
Yunny Meas Vong (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico), and
Víctor Hugo Rodríguez Obregón (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico)
In this chapter, a methodology that starts from the measurement and recording of real prototype geometries up to simulations to evaluate parameters, improvements or performance under various conditions is proposed. Here it is presented a case study of a solar powered refrigerator with storage capacity for 50 kg of fruit. The refrigerator comprises two systems, vapor-compression and Peltier. The methodology consisted in acquiring by a 3D laser scanner or Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and in some small complex items using a 3D photogrammetry scanner. These data were transferred first as a CAD or SolidWorks® geometry and subsequently transferred to domains geometry useful for ANSYS or COMSOL simulation software. These models with high-resolution brings the simulations closer to real prototypes. As a source of direct information from the prototypes, thermal images obtained using a thermographic camera were taken. Also, wireless sensors were installed for temperature and humidity monitoring. The analyses of the energy efficiencies of both prototypes were performed.