EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE USE OF BROWN GAS HHO (HYDRO HYDROGEN OXY) PRODUCED BY VARIATION OF THE NUMBER OF ELECTRODES PLATES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A 4-STEP MOTOR SARJONO
RONGGOLAWE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the production of HHO gas produced by the wet sheel type HHO generator which can be used as a premium mixture for alternative fuels on a 4 stroke motorbike. The electrodes used are 304 Stainless Steel plates with a size of 100 x 50 mm with a plate thickness of 1 mm. The distance between the electrode plates used is 3 mm and the electrolyte of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is 40 grams per 2 liters of pure water. Variations in the number of 6 electrode plates, 12 pieces and 18 pieces arranged vertically with a 12V 60Ah power supply, while the motor used is a 4 stroke motor with a variation of flowrate brown gas 0 meter per second, 1 meter per second, 2 meter per second, 3 meter per second. The results showed that the best performance was obtained at the HHO generator with 18 electrode plates at an average production rate of 0.59 liters per minute and an efficiency of 61.50 percent. The highest power and torque was produced by the addition of Brown Gas at a flow rate of 3 meter per second of 8.59 HP (an increase in power by 10.84 percent and 9.5 Nm (an increase in torque of 8.96 percent) when compared to a flowrate of 0 meter per second. In addition, with the addition of Brown gas at a flow rate of 3 mili meter per second, the use of specific fuel (SFC) became more efficient by 7.99 x 10^3 kg per kwh or a decrease of 19.37 percent compared to the 0 ml per second flowrate.
Keywords: Wet Cell HHO Generator, Number of Plates, Brown Gas, Performance, 4-Step Motor.
