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A hydraulic accumulator used in gear selection phase of an automated manual transmission was studied to employ simulations which could predict response time of entire system. A spring-mass-damper mathematical model was created from real data and response time measured in acquisitions of a first prototype system built. The model objective was to determine values for damper coefficient and spring mass rate to be used in the design of a pair of springs with enough stiffness to achieve system response time desired. With prototype data and mathematical model developed, predictions about response time of a final system were performed and a spring rate value was determined to satisfy with response time requested. From model data, numerical structural analyses were performed in order to predict eventual final system failures due to the stiffness values involved.

In order to use waste (BIOMASS), such as rice rind, we use a gasification process, which is a form of increasing the energetic use of Biomass. A fluidized bed gasifier at UNICAMP was used with an engine of 5.965 liters of total displacement and 6 cylinders, with compression ratio of 12:1 in the OTTO cycle and which is originally used in vehicles driven by compressed natural gas, to work with low heating power gas (4 to 6 MJ/Nm3) produced by the gasifier. The following values were obtained in the tests: Power ( kW) = 40.7 @ 1800 rpm, Feed (crankshaft degrees) = 30 Exhaust temperature (°C) = 596 Lambda = 1,12 Maximum Combustion Pressure (KPa) = 4000