Refrigerants

[Dave Balfour]

Why stop with water? fuel would spin the turbo faster. Less lag.
dave balfour
-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Barrett <danny_tb at postoffice.utas.edu.au>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
<diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Sunday, May 03, 1998 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: Refrigerants


>Back again - of course you know this isn't my idea (from my previous
reply
>to this email). However, I've read it again... I don't think you
should cool
>the exhaust before the turbo too much (unless it is getting too
hot), but in
>turbine engines (ie. in the "Harrier jump jet"), water injection is
used to
>increase the mass flow, and make the thrust larger (someone has said
this
>before - it might be in the archives under water injection). Adding
water to
>your exhaust before the turbo might increase its boost. But then
again, it
>might not. Anyone know more about turbines who can confirm/deny
this???
>
>Danny Barrett.
>
>
>>----------
>>> From: Danny Barrett <danny_tb at postoffice.utas.edu.au>
>>> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
>>> Subject: Re: Refrigerants
>>> Date: 3. mai 1998 20:17
>>>
>>> An intercooler might be a great idea, but this isn't one. Sorry
guys...
>>> You'll have to guess again...
>>>
>>ok I will try:I have one idee my self, to cool the exhaust before
it enters
>>the turbo
>>charger.It could be a way of widening the dynamic range of the
turbine, and
>>lower the exhaust backpressure.A kind of boost control, without
wastgate.
>>I thought of spraying water into the exhaust manifold.
>>Espen Hilde
>>
>>
>