Air-lift-pump merupakan suatu rangkaian alat yang digunakan untuk memindahkan air dan air campuran (berlumpur) dari suatu tempat ke titik yang lain. Sistem kerja air-lift-pump melalui media pipa dengan cara menginjeksi udara pada saluran bawah pipa yang terendam. Tekanan udara dari aerator akan mendorong air bergerak ke atas menuju arah yang sama melewati pipa. Cairan kental atau lumpur dapat dinaikan menggunakan air-lift-pump. Gaya apung dari udara dapat menyebapkan berat hidrostatik cairan menjadi lebih kecil karena udara yang digunakan pada air-lift-pump di injeksikan pada bawah pipa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan mevariasikan rasio debit udara dan menggunakan injektor udara yang terletak di dinding pipa. Tujuan dari penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh variasi rasio debit injeksi terhadap kinerja pompa untuk ukuran diameter lubang injektor dan menemukan efisiensi terbaik dari setiap variasi yang dilakukan. Pengujian dilakukan dengan 3 pipa injector yang berbeda yaitu 0,80 mm, 0,54 mm, 0,31 mm. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa variasi rasio debit udara sangat berpengaruh terhadap efisiensi dan laju aliran air. Efisiensi terbaik terjadi pada injector dengan diameter 0,8 mm sebesar 4,1 % dan efisiensi terendah terjadi pada injector dengan diameter 0,31 mm sebesar 1,3%. Variasi debit udara dengan nilai yang semakin besar maka nilai efisiensinya akan menurun. Pada laju aliran air juga mengalami perubahan karena semakin besar debit udara yang diberikan maka nilai laju aliran air juga akan semakin besar.
Abstract—One of the important post-harvest processes of rice is drying. Drying is divided into two, namely natural drying (using sunlight) and artificial drying (using tools). In this study drying utilizes heat from a biomass furnace and a configuration of heat exchanger pipes. Where the utilization of heat and the configuration of heat exchanger pipes in the design can increase thermal efficiency because the exhaust hot air mixed with smoke can still be used for drying. The configuration of the heat exchanger pipe greatly influences the expected moisture content level. The purpose of this study was carried out to determine the performance of the shell and tube counter flow heat exchanger for agricultural dryer gases with a heat source from biomass and to find the effect of the configuration of the heat exchanger pipe arrangement on the working process of the drying machine. This research is an experimental test of the performance of heat exchange pipes with a heat source from a biomass furnace. The exchange pipe performance parameters that must be known are temperature and time. The method used in this study refers to experimental and descriptive methods, namely research conducted in a systematic, factual and accurate manner. The results of this study are that the heated air flow rate affects LMTD, heated air outlet temperature, heat transfer coefficient, and efficiency, with variations in the heated air flow rate of 0.11 kg/s, 0.16 kg/s, 0.20kg/s, 0.24kg/s. Highest efficiency of 94% at a heated air flow rate of 0.24 kg/s. and the smallest efficiency of 74% is found in the value of the heated air flow rate of 0.11 kg/s. Keywords : dewatering, biomass, pipe configuration, heat exchanger pipe
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