{"id":453325,"date":"2026-02-26T15:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/biodeisel-in-forte\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:57:42","slug":"biodeisel-in-forte","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/biodeisel-in-forte\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodeisel in Forte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;Hello everyone,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;I would like to ask whether a <strong>validated chemical reaction mechanism for diesel&ndash;biodiesel blends<\/strong> is available within <strong>ANSYS Forte<\/strong>, or if there is any recommended mechanism commonly used by the community for such simulations.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;Specifically, I am interested in modelling combustion of <strong>diesel blended with biodiesel (e.g., FAME-type fuels such as methyl esters)<\/strong> in a compression-ignition engine. I would appreciate guidance on:&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul data-spread=&#8221;false&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<li>&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;Whether Forte provides a built-in mechanism suitable for diesel&ndash;biodiesel blend combustion,&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;Any recommended surrogate fuel mechanisms for representing biodiesel components,&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;Best practices for implementing biodiesel chemistry alongside conventional diesel mechanisms (e.g., n-heptane, n-dodecane, or multi-component surrogates).&lt;\/p&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p class=&#8221;isSelectedEnd&#8221;&gt;If anyone has experience or can suggest validated mechanisms or references compatible with Forte, it would be very helpful.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you in advance for your support.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-453325","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-forte"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27792"],"_bbp_topic_id":["453325"],"_bbp_subscription":["294242","14415"],"_bbp_author_ip":["161.112.34.118"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["453332"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["453332"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-02-26 16:42:01"],"_bbp_reply_count":["1"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["294242","14415"],"_btv_view_count":["66"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_notification_enabled":["20205"]},"test":"bd766fb1d319f0497ad53921b6a2403e72d72fe3"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/453325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/453325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}