Abstract
Biodiesel has great potential to be applied in a variety of combustion engines, such as boiler. The excess air control in the combustion process plays an important role to produce an ideal combustion performance. The changes in the physical properties of the fuel due to the use of palm biodiesel or its blends affect the amount of required air to the combustion chamber. This study was conducted in a package type fire tube boiler with a design pressure of 3 bars and heat capacity of 60,000 kCal/hour. Palm biodiesel blends were set as boiler fuel with composition of 10%, 20%, 30% and 50% in diesel oil. Fan damper scale is part of the burner system that in charge to regulate the air flow into the combustion chamber. The fan damper scale was set in the range of 4.0-4.9. For higher blends of biodiesel, the fan damper was optimum in lower scale (4.0 or less). More biodiesel in blends, less combustion air was needed to enter. Hence, the excess air of palm biodiesel combustion in fire tube boiler was in range of 57-66%.
Highlights
IntroductionPalm biodiesel blends were set as boiler fuel with composition of 10%, 20%, 30% and 50% in diesel oil
Biodiesel used in this study is palm oil methyl ester (POME), it were added to the industrial diesel oil with composition of 20%, 30% and 50%
Palm oil biodiesel can be applied to the fire tube boiler with several adjustments in combustion parameters, one of the important thing is the amount of excess air
Summary
Palm biodiesel blends were set as boiler fuel with composition of 10%, 20%, 30% and 50% in diesel oil. For. E higher blends of biodiesel, the fan damper was optimum in lower scale (4.0 or less). The excess air of palm biodiesel combustion in fire tube boiler was in range of 57-66%. Most of boilers take various types of fuel, such as coal, diesel oil, natural gas or solid biomass. A Biodiesel is recognized as a potential fuel with many beneficials effects, especially in emission reduction. Due to it is mostly produced through trans-esterification reaction, biodiesel has a higher oxygen content than petroleum diesel, so it can promote complete combustion [7]. The higher oxygen content can improve the homogeneity of oxygen in the combustion increasing
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