Mechanical Engineering

HHO gas is an alternative energy that can replace fossil energy sources. HHO gas itself can be produced in several ways, one of which uses water electrolysis. Water is given a direct electric charge so that the water molecule (H2O) splits into HHO gas. This study aims to determine the effect of iron plate electrode distance on the productivity and efficiency of HHO generator by varying it from 2 mm, 4 mm and 6 mm, for the water used is the sea water of Teluk Tamiang Village which was dissolved together with KOH of 3,04%. From the experiments carried out the data obtained in the form of voltage, current, time to produce 50 ml of HHO gas, pH of sea water, pH of the solution before and after electrolysis, and temperature after electrolysis. The data is then processed so that it gets the highest productivity at a distance of 2 mm with an average flow rate of 0,89 ml/s and the highest efficiency at a distance of 2 mm with an average of 23,83%. This is because at a distance of 2 mm the el...

The purpose of this research is to know the heat distribution system in three types of fish dryers. The variations of the dryer room were fire-tube type, fire-tube type with bevel, and air-tube type. This study was conducted by simulating airflow and heat transfer that occurred in each dryer room variation by using CFD software. In the simulation, the dryer was heated using an electric heating element with a temperature of 80 °C and the results display hot air flow moving in the drying chamber. In the fire-tube type dryer room obtained average temperature of 46.74OC. In the fire-tube type dryer room with the bevel obtained an average temperature of 44.40OC. While the type of air-tube shows average temperature results of 34.31OC. From the simulation, we known that the fire-tube type has the best heat distribution system.

As an important indicator of poor project performance, late project completion is a result of delay. While delay itself is caused by numerous factors, their effects that eventually lead to late project completion are realized as waste in term of time. This research investigates how construction professionals agree on what contribute to late project completion based on construction waste. The result should help provide insight into how different types of construction waste affect project performance. For this purpose, respondents consisting of construction professionals in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan Provinces were invited to a questionnaire-based survey. They were asked seven questions, each regarding whether a particular type of waste contributes to late project completion. Gwet’s gamma coefficient was used to perform a consensus analysis of the answers. A consensus was reached that five out of seven types of waste contribute to late project completion. They include wai...

A power generating system in a steam power plant is a complex one. This system involves a large number of variables containing information concerning the operation conditions. It can also be seen as an important asset in both power generation and energy portfolios. At the Asam-asam power plant of South Kalimantan, the complexity of the system has led to difficulties in explaining the apparently steady decrease in the output power. The amount of data collected is simply too big and the dimension too high for analysis purposes based on conventional thermodynamics. This study was performed to tackle the problem using statistical modelling. This approach can accommodate empirical behaviors of the variables and the probabilistic nature of the system. Information obtained from this modelling can be valuable for various purposes. The method consists of literature review, model development, data collection and analysis, and model fitting. Generalized additive models were chosen. Data were a...

This study aims to determine and compare the results of the syngas volume generated from variations in mixing of galam wood powder and bentonite catalyst coal. This research was carried out by mixing galam wood powder and coal with a mass of 200g which was given a bentonite catalyst. There were 4 variations of mixing ingredients namely 200g galam wood powder and 0g coal, 180g galam wood powder and 20g coal, 140g galam wood powder and 60g coal, 100g galam wood powder and 100g coal which added 50%, 30% and 10% bentonite catalysts from the mass of material in each variation of the temperature. Material in updraft gasification with a temperature of 500oC for 120 minutes or 2 hours. The results showed that variations with a mixture of 200g of galam wood powder and 0g coal were the ones that produced the most syngas. This was due to the density of galam wood powder which was more tenuous so it was more flammable at temperatures up to 500oC. The amount of bentonite catalyst addition also a...

Tire is  important component of a Dump Truck. For transporting material from the loading point and fleet to disposal Dump Truck performance is required.  Trouble On the tire will interfere the unit performance. Month period data from January to March show the amount of failure to the unit HD785-7 dump truck tire which can indirectly interfere  the performance of the unit. Therefore, analysis of two key performance indicator (KPI) that tread utility ratio (TUR) and lifetime must be done to find the factors that cause failure, as well as find out whether there is a relationship between lifetime and TUR against different types of failure that occurred by using logistic regression. From the analysis, it is known that the tire KPI has yet to reach a given target, the main factor of tire performance has yet to reach the target is human error, operator Dump Truck and Excavator by 44%, from the results of logistic regression analysis of the data for 3 months it is known that the relationshi...

This study aims to determine the effect of various brands of oil against temperature, exhaust emissions, and performance on the engine yamaha vixion 150cc. This study was conducted by taking temperature data, exhaust emissions, and engine performance yamaha vixion 150cc. This research uses three different types of oil, namely super yamalube sport oil, ax7 advanced shell, and pertamina enduro. Temperature testing is performed at engine speed of 1,500 rpm, 4000 rpm and 10,500 rpm using neutral gear, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Performance tests are performed using a dyno test for one test of each type of oil. Once the data in can and in the past compared the results of temperature data, exhaust emissions, and the performance of each type of oil. The best oil temperature test result is using yamalube oil. Testing the lowest exhaust gas emission gas emissions are advanced Ax7 shell oil. Ax7 shell oil produces the lowest exhaust emissions among other oils while enduro oil exceeds the standard exh...

This study aims to determine the performance of steam turbine PT. Indocement Tarjun Plant 12 by comparing the results of data obtained during each performance test in 1999, 2016, 2017, and 2018. This research data is taken from the control room of PT. Indocement Tarjun, variable data obtained in the form of load, main inlet steam temperature, main inlet steam pressure, HP heater feed outlet temperature, HP heater feed outlet pressure, main steam flow, and turbine by pass flow. The data is processed to get the turbine heat rate and the efficiency per time of each performance test and then averaging the data results over time, then comparing the turbine heat rate and the average efficiency of each performance test. The calculation of turbine heat rate using heat & mass balance method, turbine efficiency is obtained by comparing the energy of 1 kW with turbine heat rate and multiplying 100%. The result of the average heat turbine calculation per performance test ie August 1999 is 2.546...

This paper shows some of the research results. The result of this research shows that the boiler efficiency at operational condition (present) is 79,32% decreased efficiency equal to 9,19% compared with operational condition with efficiency as big as 88,51%. One of the factors analyzing the declining efficiency of the boiler is greatly influencing the heat transfer process, because if there is dirt or crust on the boiler pipe and the fouling, it will result in the process of heat transfer will decrease so that the heat transfer rate will decrease, and will also affect the amount of heat losses in the boiler.

Boiler is a tool used to produce steam / steam for various purposes. The water in the boiler is heated by heat from the fuel combustion (other heat source) resulting in heat transfer from the heat source to the water causing the water to become hot or transformed into steam. Direct Methods Also known as "input-output method" because this method requires only output / output (steam) and heat input / fuel (fuel) for efficiency evaluation. From the results of boiler efficiency study from August 8, 2017 to August 17, 2017 with a total average - unit 4 has a boiler efficiency 75.5012% higher than unit 2 which only amounted to 65.24% 84%. The high efficiency of boiler unit 2 is due to the average pressure on unit 4 of 86.9229 bar is greater than the pressure of unit 2 which is only about 82.9155 bar. Then Main steam flow on unit 4 is 66,6605 kg / s while unit 2 is only 63,61111 kg/s. For feed water flow unit 4 only able to flow 65,9 kg / s and unit 2 equal to 66,675 kg/s.

Ekonomiser adalah alat yang digunakan untuk memanaskan air umpan sebelum memasuki boiler dengan memanfaatkan panas dari gas pembakaran di boiler. Dengan meningkatnya suhu air pengisi boiler, juga diharapkan meningkatkan efisiensi boiler. Dalam penelitian ini, pengumpulan data dilakukan di ruang kontrol dan data yang diambil, yaitu Tc.i (suhu economizer air yang masuk), Tc.o (suhu air keluar dari economizer), Th.i (suhu gas buang sebelum memasuki economizer) dan Th.o (suhu gas asap keluar dari economizer). Koefisien perpindahan panas tertinggi 4260.492 Btu / h.ft2. ° F dan koefisien perpindahan panas terendah 4251.243 Btu / h.ft2. ° F. Efisiensi tertinggi 87,43% dan terendah 80,76%. Economizer is a tool used to heat feed water before entering boiler by utilizing heat from the combustion gas in the boiler. With the increasing temperature of boiler filler water, it is also expected to increase boiler efficiency. In this study, data collection was carried out in the control room and the...

Gland Steam Condensor (GSC) adalah alat penukar panas yang mengembunkan uap dari segel poros turbin. Steam bekas ini akan memanaskan air kondensat dari pompa kondensat yang dialirkan melintasi kondensor Gland Steam. Karena panas diserap oleh air kondensat, maka steam bekas dari seal poros akan mengembun kemudian dialirkan ke hotwell hingga bercampur dengan air hotwell. Dari hasil penelitian koefisien perpindahan kalor tertinggi pada tabung adalah 80.491,93 btu/hr ft2 pada hari Rabu jam 14.00. Diketahui bahwa koefisien perpindahan panas pada tabung terendah adalah 79.011,94 btu/hr ft2 pada hari Senin jam 16.00. Koefisien perpindahan panas tertinggi pada cangkang adalah 5.294.695 btu/jam ft2 pada hari Jumat pukul 14.00, koefisien perpindahan panas cangkang terendah adalah 2.762.553 btu/jam ft2 pada hari Selasa pukul 11.00. Perpindahan panas aktual tertinggi adalah 1.528.694.1 btu/jam hari Jumat jam 14.00, perpindahan panas aktual terendah adalah 713.159.522 btu/jam pada hari Kamis jam...