Estudio de un sistema mecánico aplicado a la limpieza de cebada en la elaboración de harina de máchica para mejorar la producción artesanal

Abstract

In the research work mechanical cleaning systems applied to barley in order to reduce their time were analyzed. The parameters and most influential characteristics were investigated by observing the methods and times with cleaning the cereal is made, used and process diagrams , which we proceeded to study for improving production based on manual cleaning to the mechanics. Corrected using the ordinal method of weighted criteria and proformas of the different machines that meets the following characteristics: construction, cost , quantity of product , handling and dimensions. According to this the cleaning system was chosen shakers. With the selected system is increased by 100 % production. Besides cleaning time it is reduced by 85 % taking into account that a second pass is made to better clean barley. The impurity is in the recommended range Standard INEN 1559:2004 which is more than 3%. So it is proposed to design and build the different components that will form part of the mechanical shaker.