Re: [ST] Water Injection

["Jim HIGGINS" <buellrydr1@xxxxxxx>]

Steve,good explanation RE water injection, and on the button.Still used by 
alot of turbobike racers.


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>I am a USAF-ORF(old retired fart) and flew mostly jets and turbo-props.
>However, my dusty recollections of water injection in big
>supercharged/turbo-charged recips indicate that the water was used to 
>prevent detonation.
>Essentially, it slowed the flame propagation and absorbed some of the 
>excess heat by
>converting the water to steam.  The net effect was to raise the "octane" 
>rating
>during maximum power applications like take-off power.
>
>I hope that is a reasonably accuate explanation.
>
>Steve Knudsen
>'00 RS
>Auburn, WA
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