Diseño, construcción y automatización de un flujómetro de Hall bajo la norma ISO 4490 para la determinación de fluidez de polvos metálicos para el laboratorio de materiales de la carrera de Ingeniería Mecánica de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato”

Abstract

The work developed as a technical project focuses on the design, construction and automation of a Hall flowmeter in addition to performance and calibration tests to achieve the determination of the fluidity in metal powders under the ISO 4490 standard. First it was started from the selection of the material for the construction of the Hall funnels considering aspects such as mechanical properties, dimensional and surface finishes specified by the standard, with the SAE 40 bronze being the most suitable according to its properties. Once selected the materials and prototypes of design for the construction of the machine proceeds to perform the analysis of static loads in elements such as the bench and cabin covers flows designed with materials such as steel ASTM A36 and acrylic. Finally, the constituent parts and elements that housed the sensors and actuators for the funnels were machined to then automate and calibrate the metal powder measurement process according to the ISO 4490 standard.