Water in the Turbo

Frederic Breitwieser frederic.breitwieser at xephic.dynip.com
Mon May 4 14:28:49 GMT 1998


>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???

Introducing water into the headers just before the turbo will increase the
pressure applied to the turbo.  However, there are two drawbacks -

	1. The turbo could overspin
	2. The water (mostly steam) hit the turbo blades, spinning at 100,000 RPM,
and chip off little pieces.

If you ever wiped out water skiing, you know that moving fast across the
water feels much like sliding on concrete.  Turbo blades do not like being
impaled.


Frederic Breitwieser
Bridgeport, CT 06606

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