Oil stove modification to get optimum performance on jatropha oil usage

1st International Conference on Mechanical Electronic and Biosystem Engineering

Agustina, S. Endah^1 ; Hasnan, Rimo^1

Dept. of Mechanical and Biosystem Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Agricultural Technology, Bogor Agriculture University (IPB), Indonesia^1

关键词: High viscosities;    Jatropha oil;    Kerosene fuels;    Oil characteristics;    Optimum performance;    Pre-heating systems;    System efficiency;    Wick materials;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/557/1/012084/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/557/1/012084

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This research is based on the idea to combine efforts on promoting jatropha oil as one of renewable and green energy resources, and efforts to help "house hold oil stove industries" continuing their production even-though more people change kerosene to LPG as their main fuel for cooking. Regarding the idea, this research aims to modify oil stove which has been sold in the market, which was designed for kerosene fuel, to be able to use with jatropha oil and other oil as its fuel in the good performance. Two approach methods based on the physical oil characteristic has been done. They were modification of wick material, and "oil pre-heating system" implementation. The result shows that no wick material having good performance when implemented for jatropha oil usage due to its high viscosity. Original wick has best performance compare to modified wicks. By using original wick, implementation of oil pre heating system has been successfully increasing fuel rate combustion from 0.43 kg/h to 0.63 kg/h, and increasing the total system efficiency from 9.54% to 16.1%.