Verification of diesel fuel lubricity behavior with addition of ethanol. / Verificação do comportamento da lubricidade do óleo diesel veicular com adição de etanol.

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2007

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A study in the lubricity behavior of blends of anhydrous ethanol in diesel fuel was carried on using the High Frequency Reciprocating Rig method, which is usually employed for predicting the wear that the fuel injection system of a diesel powered vehicle is subjected due to the degree of lubrication provided by the fuel. The addition of anhydrous ethanol to vehicular diesel fuel meets the present needs for the complete or partial replacement of the use of mineral origin fuels by fuels originating from biomass and, as occurs in all energetic researches, there must be a wide verification and validation work inside the laboratories prior to the introduction of these fuels or mixtures in the market. The lubricity of the resulting mixture is one of these important parameters. During the initial batch of lubricity tests performed with the mixtures of anhydrous ethanol in diesel fuel it was noticed a contradictory behavior in the results of wear for this fuel when comparing to the results that were expected based on the lubricity of the constituents of the mixture tested individually. Due to this fact studies of the fuel composition, wear mechanism and test method were carried out and modifications in the test apparatus and test procedure were proposed, executed and validated, making possible to run the lubricity tests with the ethanol-diesel mixtures and obtain reliable results.

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fuels engenharia mecânica ethanol-diesel blends lubricity desgaste combustíveis wear

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