variavel0=<b>Fabiano Alves Santos</b> - fabiano_unb@yahoo.com.br Universidade de Brasília
<b>Carlos Alberto Gurgel Veras</b> - gurgel@orion.enm.unb.br Universidade de Brasília
<b>Mário Olavo Magno de Carvalho</b> - molavo@cnpq.com.br Universidade de Brasília
<b>Abstract.</b> This work presents the current technological progress achieved by the Energy and Environment Group of the Mechanical Engineering Department (University of Brasília) in projecting and operating microturbines combustion chamber. The combustion chamber is under research, by the group, for about 18 months. Three different configurations have been tested with several fuels including GLP, Diesel, gasoline and alcohol. In its current configuration gasoline was used as the fuel. Some operational parameters were checked and are described in this work. It can be concluded that the absence of sophisticated tools in the project of the combustion chamber does not necessarily imply in a bad project and, more importantly, the use automotive turbocharger units as a mean for distributed generation systems in Brazil can be a reality.
<b>Keywords.</b> Combustion Chamber, Microturbine, CHEMKIN III, Distributed Generation, Turbochargers.