Posted by kencombs on June 20, 2017 at 07:46:44 from (108.208.32.113):
In Reply to: Re: Water Injection posted by Texasmark1 on June 20, 2017 at 06:36:16:
There were a few civilian applications too, early B707s before fanjets used it. Like you said, really smoky.
Water has two functions, it keeps the temp down and slows combustion to avoid engine damage. That allows more fuel to be burned. Also when it turns to steam its' volume increases 1600 times! Adds pressure to the piston or turbine.
Back in the early 60s GM made a cool little aluminum v8 in the Buick special and Olds f85. The Olds version had a turbocharger and very high compression, normally a no-no, but they used water injection to make it work. That was way before computerized engine management with timing control and knock sensors. Worked, if you kept the reservoir full!!
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