Judul: Penggunaan Briket Batubara dalam Pengolahan Gula Merah Cetak dan Pembuatan Gula Merah Pasta dari Nira Aren (Arenga pinnata Merr) serta Teknik Pengemasannya
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk : (1) mempelajari penggunaan briket batubara sebagai bahan bakar dalam pengolahan gula merah, (2) mempelajari produksi gula merah berbentuk pasta dari nira aren, serta sifat fisiko-kimia dan organoleptiknya, dan (3) mempelajari teknik pengemasan gula merah cetak, gula semut dan gula merah pasta, serta evaluasi mutunya selama penyimpanan. Penelitian dilaksanakan dalam dua tahap. Pada tahap pertama dibuat tiga jenis gula merah aren yaitu gula merah cetak, gula semut dan guia merah pasta. Pada pembuatan gula merah cetak digunakan dua jenis bahan bakar yaitu briket batubara dan kayu bakar. Pada proses pembuaran gula merah pasta diiakukan penambahan dekstrin yang bertujuan untuk mempertahankan tekstur gula agar setelah dingin tetap berbentuk pasta. Jumlah dekstrin yang ditambahkan merupakan perlakuan dan dicobakan dalam tiga taraf yaitu 50, 100 dan 150 g per 6 liter nira yang diolah.
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Judul: Kajian reaksi pencoklatan termal pada proses pembuatan gula merah dari nira aren
Abstrak: Gula merah merupakan bahan makanan yang telah lama di- kenal oleh masyarakat Indonesia. Umumnya gula merah digunakan sebagai bahan pemanis dan penyedap, serta kadang-kadang untuk memberi tekstur dan warna coklat pada berbagai jenis makanan. Produksi gula merah Indonesia pada tahun 1985 mencapai 786.819 ton. Di samping dikonsumsi di dalam negeri, gula merah juga telah diekspor ke berbagai negara seperti Belanda, Swis, Selandia Baru dan Australia.
Keyword: Palm sugar, Arenga pinnata

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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