The effect of variation number of holes on burner cap of TLUD gasification stove

Abstract

The objective of this research was to investigate the influences of number of holes on the burner cap to performance of TLUD (top lit up draft) gasification. Number of holes on the burner cap usually used to distribute methane gas that comes out from gasifier and then to be flamed become fire. Variation of number of holes on the burner cap was intended to get flame effective and the best temperature at TLUD gasification stove. This TLUD gasification stove use rice husks biomass as source of fuel with a mass of 1.5 kg and mesh 10. The method was by varying number of hole of the burner cap of 20, 30, 40 and 50 holes with a diameter of every hole was 5 mm. Water boiling test was used to prove which hole produced the fastest time to boil 2 liter of water. The results show that the burner cap with number of holes as much as 50 produce a longer time flame and stabilize the combustion temperature produced by TLUD gasification stove.