GASOLINE ADDITIVES PERFORMANCE EVALUATION THROUGH ROAD TEST

• Main Author: RINALDO ARITONANG (NIM : 13104041); Pembimbing I : Dr. -Ing. Tri Yuswidjajanto Zaenuri ; Pe, RUDOLF
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/17106
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Fuel is derived from crude oil. Crude oil is one of fossil fuel. As we all know, fossil fuel is an unrenewable energy and it is running out. On the other hand, fuel consumption is increasing throughout the world. Gasoline, especially, <br /> <br /> <br /> is one of the fuel that used the most. Therefore oil consumption is also increasing. Car manufacturers try to solve this problem by improving engine technology in <br /> <br /> <br /> order to preserve oil. These technologies require better fuel quality, and it could be achieved by adding additives to the fuel. <br /> <br /> <br /> This final assignment objectives are: to see the impact of additive usage on an engine through road test and to analyze the economy impact of additive usage. There are two additives used in this test: additive P-2010 (additive-1) and additive P-1800 (additive-2), both produced from the same company. Their performances are evaluated by comparing the fuel consumption with and without additives. Additive-1 is tested with dynamic load and additive-2 is tested with constant load. After the test, the result shows that after using additive-1, the fuel consumption is ±5% higher than before. It happened because when using additized fuel, there were traffic jam, compared to the non-additized laps. With additive-2, the result is better. Fuel consumption with additized fuel is ±7% lower,and provide saving Rp.7,23/km or 2,76% for Toyota New Vios and Rp.13,43/km or 3,46% for Toyota Innova. <br /> <br /> <br /> Overall, additive-1 performance with dynamic load is poor. Fuel consumption saving caused by additive-2 is unsignificant and the additive’s optimal performance is at constant load condition with low to medium load level.