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4 Ijsrpas 04242
4 Ijsrpas 04242
Keywords: rice husk, pine needle, pine cones, coconut shell and briquette
based on their potential when used as fuel for boiling The resuls of the flame test of the briqutees samples is
water (Figure 04). In addition to that burning rate and shown below (Figure 06).
flame time were analyzed. The result of physical
characterstics of the charcoal briqutees samples are shown Time VS Briquitees samples
in Table 01.
140
120
Time(T±1) min
Temperature VS Time 100
80
120 60
Tempertutre (θ±1)℃
100 40
20
80 0
60
40
0 DISCUSSION
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 According to the results (Figure 04) on the water boiling
test that the sample pine needle with cow dung briquettes
Time (T±1) min is fastest to boil the water. Meanwhile, the commercial
pine needle rice husk product coal briquettes have taken the least time than the
pine cones coconut shell pine needle with cow dung briquettes. However, it is a
raw coal small amount of time which is less than 10 minutes. The
Figure 04: The variation of temperture with time for the
coconut shell briquetees also shows good thermal
briquitees samples
efficiency in water boiling test and which can be used for
cooking purpose. But pine cones briquetees take the
Figure 05 indicates the burning rate of the charcoal
longest time to boil water. It is used to maintain the
briqutees samples.
temperature such as heating and barbequiing.
Burning rate(g/min)
The burning rate for various briquettes is shown in Figure
7 05. The burning rate is least for the sample having a
6 mixture of pinecones and the cow dung, which is 1.29
g/min. For better efficiency, the burning rate must be less.
Mass (m±0.1) g
Figure 05: Burning rate for the briquitees samples Briquetting is one alternative method that may be utilized
the agricultural wastage into a useful product. The
Table 01: Physical characterstics of the charcoal briqutees briquette is used as an alternative energy source especially
Parameters Briqutees samples as fuel in rural areas and its support to reducing energy
Black colour,Cylindrical shape demand. The pine needle briquettes exhibited
Apperence
without holes advantageous characteristics in the water boiling test and
Diameter (4±0.1) cm burning rate test. Pine cones briquettes exhibit long-lasting
time. Thus, a suitable briquettes type can be chosen based
Weight (30±0.1) g
upon the needs. These results can be considered a
Approximate height (3±0.1) cm contribution to the development of more eco-friendly,
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