In 2016, the mandatory use of biodiesel as a substitute fuel by up to 20%,as introduced by the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,forced vehicle manufacturers to invent suitable engines that would acceptbiodiesel. The use of biodiesel in such a large proportion is highly risky,particularly due to the formation of deposits in the combustion chamberengines. The previous method of fuel droplets are placed on a hot plateapproach produces deposits are slightly different from those generated by areal engine, therefore to obtain realistic deposits it is necessary to modifythis method so temperatures as hot as those in a real engine. In this study,the potential deposit formation of biodiesel fuel was examined by conductingthe deposition process and the evaporation of fuel on a stainless-steel plate(SS), which was placed in a closed space. Deposit characterization was carried outon a hot plate using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The test results showeddifferences in the structures of the deposits produced by biodiesel and dieselfuel; fine structures were seen in the former, while those of the latter wererougher and more porous. Deposit results that are similar to what is seen in areal engine will be very helpful for knowing the patterns, structures, and mechanismof the formation of deposits in such an environment. |