Open AccessThe influence of centrifugal particulate matter reducer on gas opacity and fuel consumption of inspection train
Author(s) -
Fadli Rozaq,
Willy Artha Wirawan,
W. Hari Boedi,
A. Dadang Sanjaya,
Muhammad Nurtanto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1700/1/012050
Subject(s) - reducer , opacity , diesel fuel , fuel efficiency , particulates , exhaust gas , automotive engineering , environmental science , waste management , engineering , mechanical engineering , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , optics
This study aims at determining the level of exhaust gas opacity and fuel consumption using a centrifugal particulate matter reducer in a diesel-engine inspection train. The opacity level was tested using a smoke tester and fuel consumption measurement per 30 seconds. The test was carried out by varying the types of diesel fuel including Bio-solar, Dexlite, and Pertamina Dex. Based on the test results, there is a decrease in exhaust gas opacity for the use of Bio solar and Dexlite fuels by 5.75% and 6.3%, while the type of Pertamina Dex gained an increase of opacity by 0.6%, respectively. Besides, it was an escalation of fuel consumption in Bio-solar and Pertamina Dex by 7.7% and 2.7%, respectively, while Dexlite did not change the amount of fuel consumption.