The Environmental Effect Of Added Brown Gas On The Automotive Diesel Engine

Sutrisno Sutrisno

Abstract


Brown Gas Generator (BGG) is a device that produces Hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) gas, known as Brown Gas or HHO gas based on electrolysis. BGG uses aqua dest electrolyte and stainless-steel spiral electrodes. Installation of internal combustion engines, in this case, gasoline and diesel engines, is one of the BGG applications which empirically claim to be able to save fuel. In this study, BGG will be applied to a diesel-type automotive engine, namely the Isuzu Panther TBR 52, 2300 cc engine. Brown Gas will be introduced into the combustion chamber through the engine intake air. Baking soda (NaHCO3) will be mixed in each liter of distilled water to facilitate the occurrence of HHO gas. As a variation, baking soda is mixed with a composition of 3 grams, 6 grams, 9 grams, and 15 grams of electrolytes per 1.5 liters of distilled water. While testing, it was deemed necessary to add the composition of 7 grams and 8 grams as variables. Automotive testing was carried out on the "Chassis Dynamometer" at the Fuel and Motor Combustion Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering FTI, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Surabaya, taking the ASTM test standard as a guide. The test results show that the composition of 7 grams provides a better performance improvement than other compositions. On average, the engine power increased by 9.6%, torque increased by 8.6% and SFC decreased by 9.7%.

 


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Brown Gas Generator, HHO gas, Automotive diesel engine

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v35.1.4715

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