Water Injection

[Barry E. King]

When I say "water injection" I really mean "weater/alcohol injection".
There is a benefit in mixing alcohol with the water up to a point.  Water
and alcohol mix readily.  The alcohol will offer somewhat better combustion
with the water injection.  But only up to a point since volume for volume
the power output from alcohol is less than dino fuels.


Regards,

Barry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> [mailto:owner-diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu]On Behalf Of Jim Davies
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 7:56 AM
> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Re: Water Injection
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> On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, andy quaas wrote:
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> > 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 ?
> >
> Probably the oldest, but still the best AFAIK, description of water
> injection is in Ricardos "High Speed Engines" I dont recall if it is in
> all editions, but it is in most. Well worth reading if you are interested
> in this subject. Oddly enough, alcohols main benefit is as an antifreeze
> rather than a power enhancer.