Judul: aPenyempurnaan Desain dan Uji Ketahanan Konverter Biogas untuk Motor Bakar Bensin
Abstrak: Several studies have been conducted before to run the combustion engine with biogas as engine fuel by modifying the carburetor into biogas converter. There were some problems with the former research, specifically in inappropriate biogas converter design and the strength is still low. The objectives of this research are to improve the design of biogas converter and do the endurance test. This research is started from design, prototyping, and endurance test for 50 hours. The steps of endurance test are to observe the stability of engine speed, determine fuel consumption, and analyze the lubricant for predict it’s lifespan. The endurance test result on engine speed was stable, which is represented by standard deviation of engine speed at 0,86 rpm. Based on the lubricant analysis, the lifespan of lubricant could be predicted at 71 hours by using biogas as engine fuel in the combustion engine.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), lifespan prediction, lubricant analysis, endurance test, biogas converter

Judul: Penerapan Bahan Bakar Biogas pada Motor Bensin dengan Modifikasi Karburator dan Variasi Rasio Kompresi
Abstrak: Biogas is one of the gaseous bio-energy can be applied into gasoline motors with some modification of components. The objectives of this research are applying the biogas fuel in gasoline engine with carburetor modification, measuring and getting value of maximum power and maximum torque and minimum value of the specific fuel consumption of each variation of compression ratio. The results of research were the biogas fuel on gasoline motors could be implemented directly, carburetor modifications changed the ratio of air and fuel ratio of 14.7: 1 (gasoline) to 5.7:1 (biogas) as of gasoline engine could be operated with engine speed over 1500 rpm up to 4500 rpm in a stable condition. The maximal power values for each compression ratio were 0.827 kW at compression ratio (CR 7.6), 0.953 kW (CR 8.3), 0.838 kW (CR 9.0) and 0.764 kW (CR 10.0). Maximum torque values were 3.071 N.m at compression ratio (CR 7.6), 4.274 N.m (CR 8.3), 3.598 N.m (CR 9.0), and 4.074 N.m (CR 10.0). The results of lowest value of specific fuel consumption were 4.29 m3/kWh at compression ratio (CR 7.6), 2:13 m3/kWh (CR 8.3), 1.84 m3/kWh (CR 9.0), and 2.92 m3/kWh (CR 10.0). The optimal of compression ratio was 8.3.
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Judul: Taksonomi dan variasi morfologi secara geografi pada trachypitkecus auratus (E. Geoffroy, 1812) dan trachypithecus cristatus (Raffles, 1821 (Primates=Cercopithecidae=Colobinae)
Abstrak: Penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan status taksonomi Trachypithecus auratus dan Trachypithecus cristatus dilakukan atas dasar spesimen yang disimpan di dalam koleksi Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense Balitbang Zoologi, LIPI (MZB); Pusat Pengkajian Sumberdaya Alam Sumatra. Jurusan Biologi, Fakultas MIPA, Universitas Andalas (PBC SD dan PBC PT) dan Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore (ZRC). Untuk mengetahui status taksonomi kedua jenis tersebut, materi yang digunakan untuk analisis se-banyak 80 buah spesimen dan dilakukan pengukuran berdasarkan pada 28 variabel tengkorak dan dua variabel tubuh. Menggunakan analisis regresi berganda dapat menerangkan bahwa tujuh macam variabel tengkorak dan dua variabel tubuh tidak dipengaruhi oleh jenis kelamin. Variabel tersebut yaitu panjang dan lebar foramen magnum (FML dan FMW), jarak antara molar 3 (M3-M3), lebar mesopterigoid fosa (MFW), lebar terdekat interorbital (PIW), lebar post orbital (POW), panjang tulang hidung (TH), panjang badan dan panjang ekor. Analisis diskriminan dapat menerangkan bahwa pada populasi Trachypithecus auratus di Jawa dijumpai bentuk variasi klinal yang mengakibatkan di Pulau tersebut hanya dijumpai satu anak jenis yaitu T. auratus auratus. Sebaliknya pada populasi T. cristatus dijumpai ada lima macam bentuk yaitu Thailand, P. Natuna, Bintang, Sumatra-Kalimantan dan Malaya yang merupakan bentuk intermediar antara P. Sumatra-Kalimantan dan Bintang…dst
Keyword: Trachypithecus cristatus, Morphology, Cercopithecidae, Colobinas