PENGGUNAAN ENERGI SURYA UNTUK PENJERNIHANAIR GAMBUT MENGGUNAKAN REFLEKTORCERMIN CEKUNG

Abstract

A research has been done in distillation peat water using solar energy heaters concave reflector mirrorwith two variations of different containers, each container is made of aluminum, one painted blackand the other without painted. Concave mirror reflector is made with a diameter of 2.2 meters, heightof 0.3 meter mirror and its focal length of 1 meter. Reflector placed on the ground and lit directly bysunlight. Collector containing peat water samples reflectors placed on the right in the position of thefocal point. During heating, the temperature was measured every hour with observation time from08.00 to 16.00. Observations were made during the fourteen days, ie the first seven days ofobservation to the container without painted and seven days a second container painted black in thesunny weather. The results showed that the maximum temperature of the peat water samples of usecontainers without painted is 89˚C and the maximum temperature at the focal point is 93˚C. Resultspeat water distillation highest volume 311 ml is obtained. Observations for distillation in blackpainted container obtained maximum temperature of 91˚C and peat water is the maximumtemperature at the focal point was 96C. Results peat water distillation highest volume 355 ml isobtained. Results of laboratory testing of peat water samples of prior to distillation of the colorparameter is 1368 Pt-Co and laboratory testing peat water after distillation to 65 Pt-Co, it shows thesample after the distillation process has increased the quality is very significant.