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    Another Henry Smokey Yunick Hot Vapor Engine Thread

    Smokey used water injection to keep his engine from detonating. It was posted on his website but now it's not there anymore. That was 17 years ago.
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    Water injection and alcohol fuel

    Slim3 What was the flow rate of the methanol/water injected in the 318? Did I miss that?
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    effect of flame speed on co-02 mixture with water vapor

    Thankyou Pat for saying on topic. This tread is about the chemistry of combustion. Pat. Was it in the "Glassman" studies"? Regards Mark
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    effect of flame speed on co-02 mixture with water vapor

    140airpower The time from spark too flamefront.
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    effect of flame speed on co-02 mixture with water vapor

    Correct me if I'm wrong at ambient humidity levels below 35% an engine will generally put out less power. Now the same engine and conditions with the ambient humidity 45% or higher the engine will put out less power. It the middle levels the engine will put out little more power. We all know...
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    effect of flame speed on co-02 mixture with water vapor

    Now I know why my simple steam injection did increase power. It helps speed combustion. As for the Japanese torpedo engines. It would be easy too backfeed the steam exhaust too make that engine perform and even last.
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    effect of flame speed on co-02 mixture with water vapor

    Link works for me. Thats where I found it.
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    effect of flame speed on co-02 mixture with water vapor

    http://www.not2fast.com/NACA/naca-report-531.pdf Maybe this is why there are some claims of more power with water vapor injection?
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    Smokey Yunick's 2 banger turbo engine

    Smokey's engine was steam injected. Can be simply done by a water separator like the one i'm working on. No tank too fill or freeze.
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    Turbine Engine: No Pistons, no lube, 30% better on gas!

    Just back feed a small amount of steam and use the argon for the first time the engine fires.
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    Gas/Hybrid, Diesel, Diesel/Hybrid, Fuel Cell - where will it end?

    There's a simple solution. Go down the page and read what mpgmike has to say about it. http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9115
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    Intake Air Humidity

    I use only distilled water. It's completely vaporized before I inject it in the intake. No evaporated cooling in intake. Some more details later. Here's some basic combustion science. From: Robert Harris <bob@bobthecomputerguy.com> To: DIY_EFI@lists.diy-efi.org Subject: Water and its effect...
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    Intake Air Humidity

    Hi all, my first post, Good point "beekeeper" I have an old non-computerized 351c. When I lean the carb out to get misfire, then turn my water injection on the misfire gos away. The humidity helps the initiation of combustion. By the way I do get more HP at the rear wheels without changing...
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