| GeekBoy 2007-06-08, 5:25 pm |
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"Leonard Abbott" <leonard-abbott@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:28092-466994C8-17@storefull-3314.bay.webtv.net...
>A simple scientific discovery will make OPEC obsolete, slow global
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> OK guys shoot this down...
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> lenny.
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No need to . Water injection has been around a LONG time.
In WWII it was used in aircraft .
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Water injection was used in WWII aviation engine to provide a large
increase
in available power for very short periods. The injection of water does
decrease the dew point of the exhaust gases. This has potential corrosion
problems. The very high specific heat and heat of vaporisation of water
means that the combustion temperature will decrease. It has been shown that
a 10% water addition to methanol reduces the power and efficiency by about
3%, and doubles the unburnt fuel emissions, but does reduce NOx by 25%
[114].
A decrease in combustion temperature will reduce the theoretical maximum
possible efficiency of an otto cycle engine that is operating correctly,
but may improve efficiency in engines that are experiencing abnormal
combustion on existing fuels. "
<sarcasm> Yeah it's so great it is still used en masse today </sarcasm>
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