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[mert.berkman]

Does anyone know what I need to do to use E85 (85% ethanol fuel) in a SI engine analysis with Forte?

[jcooper]

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: