Application of House of Quality in Assessment of Biodiesel - Diesel Fuel Blending Technologies Maharani Dewi Solikhah, Feri Karuana, Bina Restituta Barus, Khairil Amri, Andrias Rahman Wimada, Arie Rahmadi
Laboratory for Fuel Technology and Design Engineering, Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology, Build. 480, PUSPIPTEK, South Tangerang, Banten, 15314, Indonesia
Abstract
Biodiesel has gained attention for the substitution of diesel fuel due to its advantages as a renewable and low emission fuel. Currently, biodiesel is used as a mixture with diesel fuel to obtain a certain volume percentage. However, some biodiesel characteristics are different from diesel fuel and should be considered to get a homogeneous and accurate blending, such as density and viscosity. The essential aspect of biodiesel - diesel fuel blending is the mixing method. Several mixing methods include inline blending with a static mixer, in-tank blending, in-truck blending, and in-vessel blending, which have advantages and disadvantages according to capacity, time consumption, and homogeneity. This work aims to conduct a technology assessment by applying a house of quality (HOQ) matrix developed in a case study of biodiesel - diesel fuel blending system, especially to produce B30. The HOQ provides a comparative analysis and identification of specific characteristics in the blending system to meet the customer expectations, supported by a simulation using computational fluid dynamics software at favourable blending methods. The analysis shows that inline blending with a static mixer is recommended as the best method to obtain a homogeneous mixture of biodiesel and diesel fuel.
Keywords: Biodiesel, blending technology, homogeneity, house of quality
Topic: Symposium on Advance of Sustainable Engineering
