Measurement system analysis of viscometers used for drilling mud characterization

2nd International Conference on Energy Materials and Applications

材料科学;能源学

Mat-Shayuti, M.S.^1 ; Adzhar, S.N.^1

Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia^1

关键词: Acceptable performance;    Gage repeatability;    Maintenance management;    Measurement system;    Measurement system analysis;    Non-linear trends;    Reproducibilities;    Rheological property;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/222/1/012003/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/222/1/012003

学科分类：材料科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Viscometers in the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University Teknologi MARA, are subject to heavy utilization from the members of the faculty. Due to doubts surrounding their result integrity and maintenance management, Measurement System Analysis was executed. 5 samples of drilling muds with varied barite content from 5 - 25 weight% were prepared and their rheological properties determined in 3 trials by 3 operators using the viscometers. Gage Linearity and Bias Study were performed using Minitab software and the result shows high biases in the range of 19.2% to 38.7%, with non-linear trend along the span of measurements. Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility (Nested) analysis later produces Percent Repeatability & Reproducibility more than 7.7% and Percent Tolerance above 30%. Lastly, good and marginal Distinct Categories output are seen among the results. Despite acceptable performance of the measurement system in Distinct Categories, the poor results in accuracy, linearity, and Percent Repeatability & Reproducibility render the gage generally not capable. Improvement to the measurement system is imminent.