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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 74, 2016
The 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Research (ICMER 2015)
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Article Number | 00015 | |
Number of page(s) | 3 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167400015 | |
Published online | 29 August 2016 |
Characteristics of the Biodiesel Palm Oil Methyl Ester Pool Fire
1 Dept. of Mechanical, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Sg. Besi, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 Malaysia Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
a Corresponding author: rosdzimin@gmail.com
The characteristics of biodiesel pool fires with palm oil methyl ester concentrations of 7% by volume in various pan diameter sizes (0.05 m, 0.10 m and 0.15 m) were studied. Initially, biodiesel was heated on a hot plate to increase the temperature close to the flash point temperature. Later fuel was ignited and stable pool fire formed. Flame temperature along the centerline pool fire from flame base to flame tip were measured. Flame temperature shows that the temperature at flame base is higher than that the flames tip. This is due to the complete burning occurs near flame base and at flame tip incomplete burning exists. Incomplete burning produces yellow flame appearance. Moreover, the mass burn rate varies linearly with pan size. Small diameter pan produces low mass burn rate compared to the large diameter pan. Low and high mass burn rate contributes to the flame height. Flame with higher mass burn rate is longer than that the low mass burn rate. Thus, the characteristic of the biodiesel palm oil methyl ester is successfully studied in the present study.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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