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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 101, 2017
Sriwijaya International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology (SICEST 2016)
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Article Number | 02017 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Emerging Concepts in Chemical Process & Energy Engineering | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710102017 | |
Published online | 09 March 2017 |
Fuel consumption and emission on fuel mixer low-grade bioethanol fuelled motorcycle
Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: setia.abikusna@gmail.com
Bioethanol is currently used as an alternative fuel for gasoline substitute (fossil fuel) because it can reduce the dependence on fossil fuel and also emissions produced by fossil fuel which are CO2, HO, NOx. Bioethanol is usually used as a fuel mixed with gasoline with certain comparison. In Indonesia, the usage is still rare. Bioethanol that is commonly used is bioethanol anhydrous 99.5%. In the previous studies, bioethanol was distilled from low to high grade to produce ethanol anhydrous. But the result is only able to reach 95% or ethanol hydrous. This study is objected to design a simple mechanism in the mixing of bioethanol hydrous with the gasoline using a fuel mixer mechanism. By this mechanism, the fuel consumption and the resulting emissions from combustion engine can be analyzed. The fuel blend composition is prepared as E5, E10, and E15/E20, the result of fuel consumption and emission will be compared with pure gasoline. The using of bioethanol hydrous as a fuel mixture was tended to produce more stable bioethanol fuel consumption. However, the utilization of the mixture was found able to reduce the exhaust emissions (CO, HC, and NOx).
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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