Analisa Pengaruh Waktu dan Turbulensi Asap pada Mesin Pengering Ikan Lele

Abstract

Indonesia is rich in biological resources, one of which is a warehouse source of animal protein producer, especially fish. Fogging is one way of preserving fish that can be done with equipment that is simple and easy to obtain and the price is cheap. The purpose of this research is to get ideal time for the process of fuming fish with temperature 600C to 700C fog time 8 hours. The fish weight fogged in this study in 500kg. And the fuel used for fumigation is Jati wood. Where this wood is selected as fuel because of its hardness, so it can produce a thick fog and produce a pretty good scent for fogged fish. Based on the test results and calculations and data analysis can be obtained that the ideal curing time needed to bloat or dry the catfish sale is 8 hours. Where by using time 8 hours can decrease water content in fish equal to 70% is influenced by curing time and hard fuel selection and regular temperature control of fumigation.