[Fwd: RE: Propane/water/alcohol injection and O2 sensors]

[bill.shurvinton at nokia.com]

-----Original Message-----
From: ext Phil Lamovie [mailto:phil at injec.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:44 PM
To: DIY EFI
Subject: [Fwd: RE: Propane/water/alcohol injection and O2 sensors]


>There is indeed more or less power to be made depending on
>where the energy for expansion is taken from. If it is all 
>from the air as in the intercooler scenario you have a big 
>gain. If you spray it on the inlet manifold walls then 
>that's where the energy will come from. It's an air thing.

OK, I now see the intercooler bit. Might be interesting for my app, as I have an IR setup, but doable. Certainly makes a lot of sense for a forced induction setup.

>99% of all propane systems use a "vaporizer" to exchange hot water
>energy with the liquid LPG that's expanding. This is not just basic
>it's awful. (but cheap)

One common ground point.

Very interesting. Thank you
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