Water Injection

[andy quaas]

What about some type of substitute for water?  Howz about alcohol? 
I'm not a chemist, so i don't know much about this stuff.  You can run
much more compression with alcohol, no?  Just a thought.  What is the
percentage of fuel:water ?  

Andy

---Stuart Bunning <stuart at kenelec.com.au> wrote:
>
> Is is of any benifits to use water injection purely so that i can
advance
> the timing more without detonation even on a relatively low
compression
> motor say 9.5:1 Would this give me any power advantages. This way I
could
> turn it on and off when needed say only use it under WOT conditions
where i
> have added more timing into my idnition MAP ???? That way I won't be
needing
> a massive water resivour in my boot and having to fill up water at
the same
> time as fuel...
> 
> 
> 
> At 05:03 PM 17/12/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >It'll work, but you'll need a large water tank because unlike a
boosted
> engine that only sees high cylinder pressures under boost, a high
> compression engine has high cylinder pressures all the time, and
would need
> the water injection on all/most of the time.
> >
> >>>> Stuart Bunning <stuart at kenelec.com.au> 12/17 4:00 PM >>>
> >
> >WE ALLWAYS HEAR ABOUT WATER INJECTION FOR TURBO OR BLOWN CARS. WHAT
ABOUT
> >NORMALLY ASPORATED CARS
> >IS THERE ANY BENIFIT IN INSTALLING WATER INJECTION HERE. FOR
EXAMPLE HIGH
> >COMPRESSION ETC...
> >
> >
> >>	aquamist is ERL's latest generation of water-injection equipment.
The main
> >function of these systems is to suppress detonation caused by high
> >temperature and pressure developed within the combustion chamber
when the
> >effective compression ratio has been taken beyond the auto-ignition
point by
> >either a turbo or a supercharger. Water, with its high latent heat
content,
> >is extremely effective for controlling not only the onset of
detonation but
> >also the  production of oxides of nitrogen in the modern leanburn
engines.
> >ERL's latest products are designed with  great care to ensure each
system
> >meets the highest standards of both electronic and  mechanical
reliability. 	
> >
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >
> >STUART BUNNING
> >SALES ENGINEER
> >KENELEC PTY LTD
> >
> >23-25 REDLAND DRIVE
> >MITCHAM VICTORIA 3132
> >AUSTRALIA
> >
> >PHONE:  61 3 9873 1022
> >FAX:    61 3 9873 0200
> >EMAIL:  stuart at kenelec.com.au 
> >WEB:    http://www.kenelec.com.au/ 
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> STUART BUNNING
> SALES ENGINEER
> KENELEC PTY LTD
> 
> 23-25 REDLAND DRIVE
> MITCHAM VICTORIA 3132
> AUSTRALIA
> 
> PHONE:  61 3 9873 1022
> FAX:    61 3 9873 0200
> EMAIL:  stuart at kenelec.com.au
> WEB:    http://www.kenelec.com.au/
> 
> 

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