Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to investigate the calorific value, density
and viscosity of the distillate and to investigate the residual combustion in the
reactor after the distillation process. The distillation was carried out with a
maximum variation of reactor temperature of 380-390°C, 390-400°C and 400-
410°C using 2-stage Condensers. The material used in the distillation process was
PET plastic (Polyethylene Terephthalate).
The results obtained in this study were the highest calorific value
obtained with the variation of the temperature of the reactor between 390-400°C
in the Condenser 2, for 10513,027 cal/g. In addition, the temperature of the
reactor in the condenser 1, between 400-410°C, had the lowest calorific value, for
9570,958 cal/g. In the density test, the highest value was obtained for the
temperature variation of the reactor 380-390°C in the Condenser 2, for 683
kg/m3. In addition, the reactor temperature of 400-410°C in Condenser 1 had the
lowest density value, for 648 kg/m3. In the viscosity test, the highest value
obtained with the 380-390°C reactor temperature variation in condenser 2 had
the highest viscosity value, 1,754 mm2
/s. In addition, the reactor temperature of
400-410°C in Condenser 2 had the lowest viscosity value, for 0,670 mm2
/s. In
each experiment, there was residual combustion in the reactor.
The results of the tests allowed to conclude that the variation of the
temperature of the reactor with a condenser with 2 levels could also affect the
calorific value, the density and the viscosity of the distilled fuel.