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This study presents the effects of fuel blends containing 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% of anhydrous ethanol in diesel oil with 20% of biodiesel (B20) on performance, emissions and combustion characteristics of a diesel engine. The engine was tested with its original configuration and in the lower brake specific consumption region, at 1800 RPM. The results showed that in-cylinder peak pressure and heat release rate increased with the use of ethanol. The use of ethanol increased ignition delay and decreased exhaust gas temperature. Brake specific fuel consumption increased with ethanol addition, and fuel conversion efficiency was not affected. Increasing ethanol content in the fuel caused decreased carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and total hydrocarbons (THC) emissions.

The injector driving strategy influences both the performance and the emission produced by internal combustion engines. The injector driving strategy is the intellectual property of the automotive industry; its disclosure is restricted to the automaker and the injection system supplier. The objective of this paper is to present a drive circuit for common rail diesel injectors. The circuit design is based on transient simulations using an equivalent virtual circuit, to be used on a test bench for injection strategies. The simulated electric current curve has been compared with experimental measurement under the same conditions in the projected circuit, the errors has remained at approximately 6%.