Humidity

[Michael Skolones]

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I'm afraid there's an energy conservation problem in this hypothesis.  The 
energy produced by the hydrogen/oxygen combustion will be equal to the energy 
required to split the water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen in the first 
place. The net energy change due to this water combustion cycle will be zero.
Mike Skolones

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Subject: Re: Humidity
Author:  diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu at Internet
Date:    9/22/97 9:30 PM


     
     
Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
     
> >Why is that when humidity goes up engines make more power???  My thinking is 
> >that if the air is more humid (AT THE SAME TEMP) there is less oxygen,
> >therefore less engine power.  Also the humidity's temp. increase takes away 
> >some of the energy, making less available for pushing the piston.  Any hints 
> >on this subject??
     
When water is subjected to high temperature and pressure (like in an engine) it 
will break down into its component hydrogen and oxygen and actually become fuel.
That's why you don't use water to put out a magnesium fire.  It works just like 
nitrous oxide, except that the hydrogen from water is more willing to burn than 
nitrogen so it should work better than nitrous.  Water injection, I believe, was
popular on tractors,  and has been attempted on a few drag cars.  Though NHRA 
made it illeagal, I guess the cars went too fast.
     
Charlie
     
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