Heat Propagation Patterns from Burnt Peat Samples in Jambi

  • Erianto Indra Putra Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment - IPB University
  • Sulistio Rizky Iskandar Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment - IPB University
  • Yulianto Sulistyo Nugroho Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia
  • Ati Dwi Nurhayati Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment - IPB University
  • Eko Setianto KKI-WARSI
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29244/j-siltrop.13.01.47-52

Abstrak

Peat moisture content is one of the factors affecting peat fires. This study aimed to observe the effect of peat moisture content on the peat combustion process and the pattern of peat combustion at the laboratory test scale. We used a heating reactor measuring 10x10x10 cm3 and a 3x3 thermocouple. This study revealed that the combustion process occurred on all peat samples with different moisture content (350.91%, 577.52%, and 713.24%). The combustions pattern was relatively the same at all levels of moisture content, which Thermocouple# 8 performed the longest combustion time with the highest temperatures compared to other thermocouples. Vertical propagation on 16, 24 and 48-hours dry-oven treatment were 9.62 cm/hour, 24.99 cm/hour, and 41.72 cm/hour respectively, while the horizontal direction propagation values are 11.74 cm/hour,17.31 cm/hour, and 21.42 cm/hour, respectively.

Keywords: peat, moisture content, combustion

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2022-06-01
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Vol 13 No 01 (2022): Jurnal Silvikutur Tropika
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