Experimental Study of Used Lubricant Oil Combustion as an Alternative Energy Source
Robert Silaban (a), Janter Pangaduan Simanjuntak (b,*), Firdaus (c), Izwar Lubis (d), Lisa Melvi Ginting (e)

(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jl. Willem Iskandar Psr. V. Medan Estate, Medan 20221, North Sumatera, Indonesia
(*) janterps[at]unimed.ac.id

Abstract

Liquid waste such as used lubricating oil (ULO) is a very dangerous environmental polluting material. However, this waste can be used as an alternative energy source by burning directly because the basic material of this material is hydrocarbons such as petroleum in general. In this article, a study of the direct combustion of used oil using a simple stove is reported. ULO was fed into the stove which has an internal air distributor. The air combustion needed was given through a blower and controlled using an airflow meter. A handheld thermometer was used to measure the temperature of the fire. The data were plotted in a graph and can be understood easily. The results showed that higher combustion fire temperature of 750C can be produced during combustion. The observations show that the pollution produced is still within the limit of government regulations. The results of this study showed that ULO has the potential to be used as an alternative energy source.

Keywords: Hazardous waste, Used lubricant oil, Combustion, Stove, Air distributor, Thermal energy

Topic: Applied Sciences-Computers and Engineering