Diesel engine performance test using solar-dex and biodiesel (B30) on power and torque

Abstract

Biodiesel as renewable alternative energy produced from vegetable and animal oils can be used to fuel diesel engines. Pertamina has officially release Biodiesel B30, which sells on fuel stations in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to investigate the diesel engine performance on Solar-Dex and Biodiesel blend. Testing the performance of a diesel engine by mixing Solar-Dex and Biodiesel on power and torque produces different data and can be concluded: (1) Pure Solar-Dex without the addition of Biodiesel gives the lowest power yield of 49.55 kW, while the data fluctuates when adding Biodiesel and it is known that the most considerable average power occurs when a mixture of Biodiesel is 30% with 70 Solar-Dex and 40% biodiesel with 60% Solar-Dex which is 54 kW. (2) Pure Solar-Dex without the addition of bio-diesel gives the lowest torque yield of 120.45 Nm, while the data fluctuates when adding Biodiesel and it is known that the most considerable average torque occurs when a mixture of 20% bio-diesel with 80 Solar-Dex is 122, 8 Nm.