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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:

       

       

       

       

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