And all that is true, but if you put pure water in your cooling system in a temperate climate, your engine will not last a year. What's in a lake? Water. What's in a river? Water. I agree that the original comment was hyperbole, but "water" is not a scientific term. It's a common sense term. People were using it long before Lavoisiere thunk up oxygen.
On Sep 24, 2010, at 11:33 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Well guess what -- water cooled means that, literally, though there > are other things going on. It is the heat capacity of water (and in > modern engines the other chemicals in the coolant) that cools the > engine. Heat is transferred from the engine into the water, which > transports that heat to the radiator, where the heat is then > transferred to the air. Hmmmmmmm ............ . DMc > > ---- Mark Hineline <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET> wrote: >> Let us hope that no one on the list takes "water cooled" this >> literally. >> >> >> On Sep 24, 2010, at 11:09 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> <mcneely4@cox.net> >> wrote: >> >>> This is silly. The subject was water. The claim was made about >>> water. Give it up. DMc >> > > -- > David McNeely |
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