Study of Premix Combustion Flame Characteristics with Magnetic Field Induction

Abstract

This study aims to study the effect of magnetic field induction on the characteristics of a fire resulting from the combustion of a mixture of methanol and biodiesel fuel calophyllum mixed with inophyllum. Further research on premix combustion flames due to magnetic field induction. As time goes by, petroleum is currently running low, therefore alternative biofuels are needed. One type of non-food vegetable oil is Jatropha calophyllum inophyllum oil, besides not being consumed, it can also be processed into biodiesel as fuel. To get a more effective and efficient flame, you can apply a magnetic field effect to the fire, especially in terms of the burning rate of the flame. The experimental research method is to heat the calophyllum biodiesel inophyllum until it is in the form of steam, then flow it to the burner which will then be given air whose mass flow is regulated. Then the fire is ignited and the mass of the air flow is enlarged until the fire is extinguished until it is extinguished. Two magnets are placed between the burners by varying the direction of the magnetic field N-S, N-N and the results of this study are the shape of the flame. The resulting fire is more transparent, clearer and more visible. The direction of the N-S magnetic field causes a higher temperature than the direction of the N-N magnetic field. The height of the flame is affected by the direction of the magnetic field, the stronger the N-S magnetic field. The magnetic field can affect the burning speed of the biodiesel flame. In a poor mixture (ϕ <1) in the presence of a magnetic influence, the rate of fire is lower without the influence of a magnetic field, but in a rich mixture (ϕ > 1) in the presence of a magnetic influence, the rate of fire is higher than without the influence of a magnetic field. This is due to the influence of magnets that induce oxygen. Oxygen is paramagnetic, so it can be attracted by magnetic fields.