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De-Carbonisation. Myth or Reality? 200

posted by  walrus3 on  Thu May 22 02:50 CST 2003
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Don't think it is snake oil, Rich.
Remember (if you can) that the WWII big recip engines had water injectors.
Served a couple purposes. Made the combustion a little cooler and less
violent (antiknock) and also by the expansion of water into steam put more
of the heat's energy into the pistons rather than out the exhaust.
I am pretty sure that it also reduces the adhesion of the carbon to the
combustion chamber and maybe sort of blasts it off similar to ultrasonic
cleaning, since it is porous. Naturally you don't want to put enough in
to put out the fire, come close to filling the combustion chamber, etc.
That's one of the reasons you put it thru the vac hose.
--
George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma






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