This thesis is a study conducted in collaboration with the engine performance group atHusqvarna AB. The study focuses on engine stability of smaller two stroke handheld enginesrunning on E10 (10% ethanol mixture in gasoline). The reason for the study is the new EUproposition that by 2020 all fuel must have 10 % renewable fuel content. To meet thisproposition Husqvarna has evaluated E10 and found that the engine stability of smaller twostroke engines are affected in a negative way by the fuel.The study focuses on events occurring prior to the combustion and mainly the carburetor. Theobjective for the thesis is to seek what contribution the events occurring prior to thecombustion have to the engine stability and find simple and implantable solution to improvethe stability with regards to the carburetor.The study has been conducted in three different work packages, system understanding to buildknowledge of how the carburetor operates, fault finding to seek potential attributes that canaffect the stability and fault mode analysis to seek why the attributes affect the stability.Furthermore, all the attributes found has been tested and validated on the engine to seek theircontribution to the stability.The conclusion made of the thesis is that with simple and implementable improvements of thecarburetor the engine stability could be increased with 40 %. A total of five differentattributes were found to affect the stability of the engine. Furthermore, a very detailedexplanation of how the carburetor operates and components inside the carburetor has beenestablished during the thesis.

Traz um histórico da utilização do álcool como combustível no Brasil, mostrando suas vantagens ambientais, sociais e econômicas. Apresenta as propriedades físico-químicas do álcool etílico anidro e hidratado e suas reações de combustão, enfatizando a razão ar/combustível e comparando-o com a gasolina pura e a gasolina comercial brasileira. Utiliza as teorias existentes sobre motores de combustão interna quatro tempos, para demonstrar a influência da adição progressiva de álcool etílico hidratado na gasolina sobre o rendimento, torque, potência e consumo em um motor a gasolina. Utiliza o mesmo procedimento de análise para determinar a influência sobre os itens citados anteriormente, em um motor a gasolina operando com álcool etílico hidratado, sem sofrer alteração da taxa de compressão. Analisa a miscibilidade de misturas álcool etílico hidratado e gasolina. Descreve e analisa os resultados experimentais de rendimento, torque, potência e consumo de um motor a gasolina com sistema eletrônico de controle digital, operando com variadas proporções de mistura álcool etílico hidratado e gasolina, sem alteração de suas características originais. Repete o experimento anterior para o motor operando com álcool etílico hidratado com alteração das características originais da EPROM do sistema de controle eletrônico. / A historical approach to alcohol application as a fuel in Brazil is given, showing its environmental advantages and disadvantages. Physic-chemical properties of hydrous and anhydrous ethylic alcohol are presented, as well as its combustion reactions, emphasizing the ratio air/fuel and comparing it to pure gasoline and Brazilian commercial gasoline. Utilizes the existing theories about internal combustion motors in four times, to demonstrate the influence of progressive addition of hydrous ethylic alcohol in gasoline upon efficiency, torque, potency and consumption in a gasoline motor. Utilizes the same analysis procedure to determine the influence upon the previously cited items, in a gasoline motor, operating with hydrated ethylic alcohol, without suffering a compression rate alteration. Analyzes the miscibility of hydrous ethylic alcohol and gasoline mixture. Describes and analyzes experimental results of efficiency, torque, potency and consumption of a gasoline motor with a digitally controlled electric system, operating with varied proportions of hydrous ethylic alcohol and gasoline mixture, with no alteration in its original characteristics. Repeats the previous experiment with a motor operating with hydrous ethylic alcohol with alterations of the original characteristics in the electric control system EPROM.

Traz um histórico da utilização do álcool como combustível no Brasil, mostrando suas vantagens ambientais, sociais e econômicas. Apresenta as propriedades físico-químicas do álcool etílico anidro e hidratado e suas reações de combustão, enfatizando a razão ar/combustível e comparando-o com a gasolina pura e a gasolina comercial brasileira. Utiliza as teorias existentes sobre motores de combustão interna quatro tempos, para demonstrar a influência da adição progressiva de álcool etílico hidratado na gasolina sobre o rendimento, torque, potência e consumo em um motor a gasolina. Utiliza o mesmo procedimento de análise para determinar a influência sobre os itens citados anteriormente, em um motor a gasolina operando com álcool etílico hidratado, sem sofrer alteração da taxa de compressão. Analisa a miscibilidade de misturas álcool etílico hidratado e gasolina. Descreve e analisa os resultados experimentais de rendimento, torque, potência e consumo de um motor a gasolina com sistema eletrônico de controle digital, operando com variadas proporções de mistura álcool etílico hidratado e gasolina, sem alteração de suas características originais. Repete o experimento anterior para o motor operando com álcool etílico hidratado com alteração das características originais da EPROM do sistema de controle eletrônico. / A historical approach to alcohol application as a fuel in Brazil is given, showing its environmental advantages and disadvantages. Physic-chemical properties of hydrous and anhydrous ethylic alcohol are presented, as well as its combustion reactions, emphasizing the ratio air/fuel and comparing it to pure gasoline and Brazilian commercial gasoline. Utilizes the existing theories about internal combustion motors in four times, to demonstrate the influence of progressive addition of hydrous ethylic alcohol in gasoline upon efficiency, torque, potency and consumption in a gasoline motor. Utilizes the same analysis procedure to determine the influence upon the previously cited items, in a gasoline motor, operating with hydrated ethylic alcohol, without suffering a compression rate alteration. Analyzes the miscibility of hydrous ethylic alcohol and gasoline mixture. Describes and analyzes experimental results of efficiency, torque, potency and consumption of a gasoline motor with a digitally controlled electric system, operating with varied proportions of hydrous ethylic alcohol and gasoline mixture, with no alteration in its original characteristics. Repeats the previous experiment with a motor operating with hydrous ethylic alcohol with alterations of the original characteristics in the electric control system EPROM.