Hello Robert, RJM There's a lot of information about this here:
http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/BIOFUEL/30409/ Diesel water injection - was Biodiesel burns hotter or cooler? HTH Best wishes Keith >R. Joseph Murphy wrote: > > > Quick question > > > > This may be simple or so obvious that I over look it, but . Does >anyone know > > if a water injection system has any affects on exaust gas emissions? > > Yes, it does. The water vaporizing tends to absorb a portion of >combustion energy, thereby reducing peak cylinder temperatures. The >expanding steam delivers its energy as internal temperatures decline >toward the end of the power stroke. (It's an old axiom, but "90% of >engine power occurs in the first 1 / 3 of engine stroke" certainly >applies, and the resulting steam from water injection extends that >power a little longer. For this reason, water injection was used in >WW2 bomber aircraft to help get them off the runway. Without it, the >citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would have never experienced atomic >warfare.) This reduction in peak temperatures MAY result in lower NOx >emissions, but other variables, such as overall combustion efficiency >and compression pressure also exert an influence. > > > >robert luis rabello >"The Edge of Justice" >Adventure for Your Mind >http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
