Combustion characteristics of crude jatropha oil droplets using rhodium liquid as a homogeneous combustion catalyst

Combustion characteristics of crude jatropha oil droplet at room temperature with and without catalyst have been studied experimentally. Its combustion characteristics have been observed by igniting the oil droplet on a junction of a thermocouple, and the combustion characteristics of oil droplets a...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2018-01, Vol.299 (1), p.12090
Main Authors: Nanlohy, Hendry Y, Wardana, I N G, Hamidi, N, Yuliati, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative fuels
Burnout
Catalysts
Combustion
Droplets
Flammability
Flash point
High speed cameras
Rhodium
Room temperature
Thermocouples
Triglycerides
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Summary:Combustion characteristics of crude jatropha oil droplet at room temperature with and without catalyst have been studied experimentally. Its combustion characteristics have been observed by igniting the oil droplet on a junction of a thermocouple, and the combustion characteristics of oil droplets are observed using a high-speed camera. The results show that the uniqueness of crude jatropha oil as alternative fuel is evidenced by the different stages of combustion caused by thermal cracking in burning droplets. The results also show that the role of the catalyst is not only an accelerator agent, but there are other unique functions and roles as a stabilizer. Moreover, the results also found that the catalyst was able to shorten the ignition timing and burnout time. This phenomenon proves that the presence of catalysts alters and weakens the structure of the triglyceride geometry so that the viscosity and flash point is reduced, the fuel absorbs heat well and flammable.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/299/1/012090