[Diy_efi] WI, methanol, and corrosion

[Greg Hermann]

At 3:23 PM 1/22/03, Scott F. Williams wrote:
>In reference to:
>> > while also slowing combustion
>> > slightly to help prevent detonation.
>
>Greg Herman wrote:
>More like catalyzes, not slows.
>
>A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction by
>reducing the activation energy, but which is left unchanged by the reaction.
>How does the presence of water vapor produce this effect?

The water has a distinct effect on the reaction, and in fact also
participates in it. Suggest reading in "Combustion"--by Irwin Glassman for
details.

Greg



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