Diseño y construcción de una clasificadora de quinua para la Asociación de Agricultores Virgen del Volcán, Parroquia Lloa, Cantón Quito, Provincia Pichincha.

Abstract

The main objective of this project is to obtain a sorting machine quinoa with oscillatory system and a processing capacity of 0.25 tons of quinoa in an hour that will help farmers in the parish Lloa improving the processing system and the classification of the product. The design of this project consists of various aspects detailed below. In the theoretical framework described features brief history of quinoa, its origins and pioneers in culture. Furthermore it discloses the type most commonly used in Lloa quinoa because it is low in calories and has a lot of ground following the parish due to the height that is, thus the granulometry of the grain is determined. In the analysis of alternatives compared with four machine designs on which it was taken into consideration: cost, number of components and production volume and thus by weighting choose the best. The next aspect refers to the design, construction and manufacturing plans, applying formulas derived in design books to calculate the dimensions of all components of the machine and to check the calculations, software design applied as Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Mechanical , SAP2000 where several results which allowed the selection of material in each part designed was obtained. Construction begins once it has been calculated and designed each item and even have chosen the right material. Then it must be assembled and shaping machine. Finally, finished the assembly proceeds to an analysis of tests to verify optimal performance, affordable costs for the community, conclusions and recommendations.