The shear rate in the injection sistem for a diesel engine is very important in order to evaluate the biofuel behavior in this especific part (related with the rheological behavior)
The German wikipedia ( https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselkraftstoff ) gives numbers for the viscosity (see 'Viskosität') @ 40 °C, so you can calculate the shear rate on your own. Be aware that the viscosity of diesel has a big variation over temperature - from gel-like at very low temperatures to a very low viscosity at raised temperatures.
as metering stroke increases the effective length of screw(up to feed throat) decreases.the results in variation of shearing on the melt and residence time as the melt moves through the screw and accumulates on metering.
when metering stroke is more than4D the variation in homoginites ( interms of temperature and viscosity) goes beyond the acceptable range.hence more than 3Dstroke is not advisable.