Pengaruh Rasio Campuran Napthalene pada Premium terhadap Efisiensi Bahan Bakar dan Kinerja Mesin Sepeda Motor 4tak

ABSTRAKPemerintah Indonesia berharap kualitas baik dari gas buang kendaraan khususnya sepeda motor, diperlukan bahan bakar kualitas tinggi yaitu bahan bakar dengan nilai oktan tinggi. Napthalene adalah senyawa hidrokarbon dengan rumus kimia C10H16O. Struktur kimia yang mirip bensin, memiliki rantai lebih panjang membuat Napthalene diduga dapat meningkatkan nilai oktan bensin. Tujuan penelitian yaitu menganalisis pengaruh rasio pencampuran Napthalene pada premium terhadap konsumsi bahan bakar (km/l) dan peningkatan kinerja pada mesin sepeda motor bebek jenis manual 110 cc dan 115 cc. Metodenya adalah eksperimen. Parameternya yaitu tingkat efisiensi konsumsi premium (km/l), peningkatan kinerja meliputi torsi dan daya (Horse Power) pada motor jenis tersebut.Rasio perbandingan Napthalene dan premium yaitu 3 gram/l, 6 gram/l dan 9 gram/l. Hasil uji menunjukkan rasio pencampuran Napthalene pada premium sebanyak 9 gram/l merupakan yang paling berpengaruh terhadap tingkat efisiensi konsumsi premium dan kinerja mesin pada kedua jenis motor tersebut. Aplikasi tersebut tentunya akan memperbaiki kualitas gas buang.Kata kunci : efisiensi, premium, naphthalene, nilai oktan ABSTRACTThe Indonesian government hopes that the good quality of vehicle exhaust gases, especially motorcycles, requires high quality fuel, namely fuel with a high octane rating. Napthalene is a hydrocarbon compound with the chemical formula C10H16O. The chemical structure is similar to gasoline, having a longer chain makes Napthalene allegedly able to increase the octane value of gasoline. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of the Napthalene mixing ratio at premium on fuel consumption (km/l) and performance improvement on the 110 cc and 115 cc manual motorcycle engines. The method is experimental. The parameters are the level of premium consumption efficiency (km/l), increased performance including torque and power (Horse Power) on this type of motorcycles. The ratio of Napthalene and premium is 3 grams/l, 6 grams/l and 9 grams/l. The test results show that the Napthalene mixing ratio at premium as much as 9 grams/l is the most influential on the level of premium consumption efficiency and engine performance on both types of motorcycles. The application will certainly improve the quality of exhaust gas.Keywords: efficiency, premium, naphthalene, octane rating

Influences of C5 esters addition on anti-knock and auto-ignition tendency of a gasoline surrogate fuel

The research octane numbers and auto-ignition characteristics of a toluene primary reference fuel (TPRF), when blended with three C5 esters, γ-valerolactone (GVL), methyl butanoate (MB), and methyl crotonate (MC), were investigated on a cooperative fuel research (CFR) engine and a constant volume combustion chamber (CVCC). In fuel preparation, ethanol was used to improve the miscibility, and the total additive comprised 1/3 ethanol and 2/3 GVL/MB/MC on a molar basis. The experimental results first reveal that the addition of the three series of additives boost fuel octane rating, and their boosting effects rank as MB > GVL ∼ MC when fuels are blended on a molar basis. In contrast, the auto-ignition tendency of the three series of fuel blends, when blended on the molar basis, ranks as the MC blends > the GVL blends> the MB blends. Different from the similar reactivities observed for the MC blends and the GVL blends in the RON tests, the MC blends exhibit higher auto-ignition propensity than the GVL blends, probably because the higher enthalpy of vaporization of GVL causes a more significant cooling effect. Finally, different from the literature studies that reported similar reactivities for pure MB and MC, in this study MB shows lower reactivity than MC when blending with the TPRF gasoline surrogate.

Evaluation of Spark Ignition Engine Performance Using Ethanol as Doping Agent on Constant Speed Test

Engine knock is a critical phenomenon engine designers strive to minimize in the world today. Before now, this has made tetra ethyl lead (TEL) an option for minimizing knock. The basic essence of tetra ethyl lead is to enhance octane rating of petrol which is a vital factor to knocking ability. However, the health and environmental challenges associated with the use of tetra ethyl lead propel the desire to replace it with a better environmental and health friendly substance that will at the same time boost octane rating and give a smoother engine operation. Hence, ethanol was considered in this work at a constant speed test of 2000 rpm and compared to leaded petrol as baseline petrol. BSFC of 0.703 kg\kWhr was obtained with 20/80 compared to 0.709 kg\kWhr obtained with 0/100 as baseline fuel. Maximum brake power of 0.74 kW occurred at a bmep of 1.235 bar with 15/85 ethanol/petrol. Similarly, maximum brake thermal efficiency of 13.44% was obtained with 20/80 ethanol/petrol compared to 11.49% obtained with leaded petrol as baseline petrol. It is indicated that maximum power output, low BSFC and low petrol consumption was obtained with 20/80 ethanol/petrol blend. It is convincible that 20/80 blend ratio offer good alternative to other antiknock agents which are associated with harmful consequences to man and environment. The implication of this work is that a definite blend for optimum performance and more environmentally friendly antiknock agent is established.

Hydroxy Gas (HHO) Supplement of Ethanol Fuel Mixture In A Single-Cylinder Spark-Ignition Matic-Engine

<p class="TTPAbstract">Hydroxy Gas (HHO) has been identified as an efficient alternative energy source. HHO is considered an alternative fuel. It can be applied alone or mixed with other kind of fuels in different ratios. In this analysis, the composition of HHO-ethanol was mixed in different variations. Ethanol-HHO was chosen because of its high-octane rating yet low exhaust emissions, and ease of obtaining from engine products. It has been applied on fuel prepared by mixing it with gasoline in various ratios (E30-HHO, E40-HHO, and E50-HHO). The ethanol-HHO mixture has been used in a single-cylinder 4-stroke spark machine for performance, by varying speed of engine from 4000 to 9000 RPM and by applying a platinum spark plug electrode type. In experiments, engine power, average effective pressure (MEP), specific fuel consumption (SFC), and thermal efficiency have been analyzed. The analysis of combustion is accomplished by taking a pressure cycle in the chamber, monitoring the automatic control of engine control unit (ECU) and ensuring utilization in the same parameters of the various fuels tested, in addition to the fuel injection time, which increases with increasing ethanol percentage. Optimal power, MEP and thermal efficiency values are obtained with ethanol-gasoline (E50-HHO) mixture which is operated at 7200 rpm, an increase of about 5% compared to gasoline. Significant reduction in SFC was observed using HHO-ethanol mixture, reduced by about 6% compared to gasoline.</p>

Improving Fuel Economy and Engine Performance through Gasoline Fuel Octane Rating

The octane number is a measure of the resistance of gasoline fuels to auto-ignition. Therefore, high octane numbers reduce the engine knocking risk, leading to higher compression threshold and, consequently, higher engine efficiencies. This allows higher compression ratios to be considered during the engine design stage. Current spark-ignited (SI) engines use knock sensors to protect the engine from knocking, usually adapting the operation parameters (boost pressure, spark timing, lambda). Moreover, some engines can move the settings towards optimized parameters if knock is not detected, leading to higher performance and fuel economy. In this work, three gasolines with different octane ratings (95, 98 and 100 RON (research octane number)) were fueled in a high-performance vehicle. Tests were performed in a chassis dyno at controlled ambient conditions, including a driving sequence composed of full-load accelerations and two steady-state modes. Vehicle power significantly increased with the octane rating of the fuel, thus decreasing the time needed for acceleration. Moreover, the specific fuel consumption decreased as the octane rating increased, proving that the fuel can take an active part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The boost pressure, which increased with the octane number, was identified as the main factor, whereas the ignition advance was the second relevant factor.

Parametric Optimization in SI Engine Fuelled With Gasoline-Ethanol Blends Using Response Surface Methodology

Alcohols are a unit gaining attention everywhere in the world has an alternate to gasolene. Among alcoholic alternative combustible fuels such as Biogas, Hydrogen, Methanol, Biodiesel and Ethanol, Ethanol is the best-listed alternative renewable and neat fuel for Spark Ignition (SI) engines as blends in various fractions boosts the oxygen content, leads to promising minimum emissions as compared to non-blended fossil fuels. Non-oxygenated gasoline-ethanol blends were prepared, with 5% to 35 % ethanol to boost the Octane rating. Iso-octane is also added in to the blends as an additive (3% to 5%). The results from the engine test for the prepared blends at constant loading conditions are analyzed and optimized by RSM and DoE. It was found that at E30 blend with 5% Iso-octane additive found minimum BSFC and higher BTE. The emission characteristics like CO, CO2, HC, and NO2 are quite low for the given maximum constant loading conditions (9kg) with setted Compression Ratio (9) and at rated speed. The perceptions produced using the test that E30 blends and 5% of additive Iso-Octane have come about better engine performance' and least 'emitants' when contrasted with other tested blends.

Influence of Various Flow Rates of CNG in CI Engine with Blend of Tamanu Methyl Ether and Ethanol

The petroleum fuels are continuously depleted, and they are a non-renewable source of the energy. Continuous usage of them leads to depletion of resource and an increase in global warming. Due to higher norms imposed on the fuel quality, the refining cost gets higher, and hence, obviously, the cost of the petroleum products would be higher. This leads to the search for alternate energy sources. The wide usage of CNG in the petrol engine is a common practice in the automobile sector, but the combined usage of CNG in dual fuel condition with the blend of ethanol and TME has not been practiced yet. The fuels used for this research are diesel, neat Tamanu biodiesel, blend of 10% ethanol with 90% Tamanu Methyl Ether (TMEE10) and CNG. Due to the higher compression ratio of CI engine, the usage of CNG in it will produce higher brake thermal efficiency. Due to the higher-octane rating of CNG, it wouldn’t be used as fuel in CI engine. If CNG is used as a fuel in CI engine, it leads to higher knock and vibrations. Hence, it is difficult to operate the engine, but an energy share of CNG can be used in a CI engine. In this research, CNG is inducted into the engine. The flow rate is varied, such as 0.015 kg/hr., 0.026 kg/hr., 0.035 kg/hr. and 0.046 kg/hr., while the blend of biodiesel and ethanol is injected directly into the combustion chamber. Since the calorific value of TME and ethanol is less when compared to diesel, CNG is inducted to enrich the overall energy mix of the fuel. Based on the experimental investigation, it is found that the combination of TMEE10 and CNG flow rate of 0.035 kg/hr. produces higher performance and better emission characteristics.