An Approach to the Study of a 19th-Century Sugarcane Mill and Steam Engine through CAD Techniques and Mechanical Engineering

This article shows an approach to the three-dimensional modelling of a sugarcane mill and its associated steam engine, designed by Robey Co. engineering company in 1869. In order obtain 3D CAD model said invention, CATIA V5 R20 software has been employed. Various sources starting material, from basis this research found process searching for relevant information, provide information on main elements, operating conditions, mechanism machine. Thanks geometric carried out, it possible explain, detail, both operation final assembly invention through assemblies different subsets, thereby obtaining virtual recreation that operation. Likewise, study mechanical viewpoint, gear train transmitted movement, ascertain compression force exerted sugar cane. research, related industrial archaeology, therefore, enables reader understand machine constituted milestone industry, while paying tribute English engineer, Robert Robey.