How to use E85 (ethanol) fuel in Forte

- November 21, 2024 at 4:49 pm
  
  mert.berkman
  Subscriber
  
  Does anyone know what I need to do to use E85 (85% ethanol fuel) in a SI engine analysis with Forte?
- December 19, 2024 at 3:52 pm
  
  jcooper
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Mert:
  E 85 fuel is 51 percent to 83 percent ethanol blended with gasoline, so you will need to use a chemistry mechanism that supports both gasoline and ethanol (c2h5oh), and enter this blend. You can do this by creating a fuel_mixture to be used in the spray model as shown below: