Diseño y construcción de una máquina para generar esfericidad en la cascarilla molida de coco.

Abstract

This work deals with the design and construction of a coconut shell grain smoothing machine. These smoothed grains can be used as propant for oil wells. Nowadays the oil industry uses synthetic propants, which are imported and are not produced locally. The project begins with a literature review for propant requirements, which are necessary to define geometric characteristics they should comply with. A smoothing machine prototype with a revolving mechanism was designed and constructed. Each component was designed for the required load actions. Static and fatigue limit state designs were considered. Following the structural design of mechanical components, corresponding drawings were elaborated. They were necessary for construction and testing of the machine to assess compliance of customer requirements.