IIRC, it's because the water flashes to steam. Therefore, properly timed water injection augments the gases produced by gasoline combustion, to produce a larger volume of "stuff" to push the piston more strongly on the power stroke. IIRC. -Simon On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 08:56 AM, John Rodgers wrote: > For what it's worth department: > > Water added to fuel under the right conditions and in the right way is > a > plus. > > During WWII the Corsair aircraft engines had a water injection system. > When the situation warranted, the pilot could achieve "military Power", > slightly above rated power, by going to full wide open throttle. This > would activate the water injection system. Apparently the addition of > the water enhanced combustion to develop the extra power for > emergencies. Possibly by reducing heat, or changing the burn pattern to > enable greater power, ot maybe something else from a theory standpoint. > I don't know. I just know that it was done, and it worked. |
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