DAFTAR ISI

Halaman
Lembar Judul ...................................................................................................... i
Lembar Tugas ..................................................................................................... ii
Lembar Pengesahan ............................................................................................ iii
Kata Pengantar ................................................................................................... iv
Abstrak ................................................................................................................. vi
Daftar Isi .............................................................................................................. vii
Daftar Tabel......................................................................................................... ix
Daftar Gambar .................................................................................................... x

BAB I PENDAHULUAN .................................................................................... 1

1.1 Latar Belakang .............................................................................. 1
1.2 Rumusan Masalah ......................................................................... 3
1.3 Tujuan Penelitian .......................................................................... 4
1.4 Manfaat Penelitian ........................................................................ 4

BAB II TINJAUAN PUSTAKA......................................................................... 5

2.1 Kakao (Theobroma cacao L.) dan Proses Produksi Pasca Panen . 5
2.2 Energi Surya .................................................................................. 10
2.3 Kolektor Surya............................................................................... 11
2.4 Proses Pengeringan ........................................................................ 13
2.4.1 Metode Pengeringan............................................. ............. 13
2.4.2 Parameter Pengeringan............................................. ......... 14
2.5 Pengeringan Menggunakan Energi Panas Pembakaran ................ 16
2.6 Perpindahan Panas ......................................................................... 17
2.3.1. Perpindahan Panas Konduksi............................................. 17

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 2.3.2. Perpindahan Panas Konveksi............................................. 17
2.3.3. Perpindahan Panas Radiasi................................................ 18
2.7 Proses Termodinamika Pada Pengeringan .................................... 18

BAB III METODE PENELITIAN .................................................................... 20

3.1 Waktu dan Tempat ....................................................................... 20
3.2 Bahan Peralatan ............................................................................ 20
3.2.1 Bahan ................................................................................... 20
3.2.1.1 Bahan Pengujian.............................................................. 20
3.2.1.2 Bahan Peralatan ............................................................. 20
3.2.2 Peralatan .............................................................................. 20
3.2.2.1 Alat Ukur ........................................................................ 20
3.2.2.2 Alat Penunjang Penelitian .............................................. 21
3.2.2.3 Desain Peralatan ............................................................. 21
3.3 Prinsip Kerja Alat Pengering ......................................................... 26
3.4 Peletakan Titik Pengukuran ........................................................... 27
3.5 Metode Pengeringan ...................................................................... 28
3.6 Prosedur pengujian ....................................................................... 28
3.7 Pengambilan Data .......................................................................... 29
3.8 Pengolahan Data ............................................................................ 29

BAB IV HASIL DAN PEMBAHASAN ............................................................ 30

4.1 Hasil Pengujian ............................................................................. 30
4.2 Pembahasan dan Analisa Data ...................................................... 30
4.2.1 Distribusi Temperatur dan Intensitas Cahaya
Matahari pada Pengujian Tanpa Beban ............................... 30
4.2.2 Distribusi Temperatur dan Intensitas Cahaya
Matahari pada Pengujian dengan Beban ............................. 32
4.2.3 Distribusi temperatur pada setiap titik pengukuran ............. 36
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 4.2.4 Laju Penurunan Massa Rata- rata Biji Kakao ...................... 38
4.2.5 Perbandingan Laju Penurunan Massa rata- rata
pada semua proses pengeringan .......................................... 42
4.2.6 Kelembaban Udara dalam Ruang Pengering (RH) ............. 43
4.2.7 Perhitungan Kadar Air Bahan ............................................. 45
4.2.8 Hasil pengeringan biji kakao ............................................... 46
4.2.9 Energi yang digunakan untuk proses pengeringan .............. 48
4.2.10 Analisa Kelayakan Ekonomi ............................................. 54

BAB V KESIMPULAN DAN SARAN .............................................................. 55

5.1 Kesimpulan .................................................................................... 55
5.2 Saran .............................................................................................. 56

DAFTAR PUSTAKA .......................................................................................... 57

LAMPIRAN ......................................................................................................... 65

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