Water Injection
Some people are confused as to whether water injection and water
fuel is the same. It is not. But, just as water fuel has been around
for decades so has water injection.
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Water Injection
Before World War II, military aircraft were using water injection
to increase power and torque and help the aircraft take off faster
over shorter runways. This was accomplished by injecting water into
the reciprocating or turbine engine, which cooled the fuel mixture,
adding power and avoiding knock.
Sometimes alcohol and a small amount of oil was added to the water
injection as well. The alcohol would burn at a lower rate than the
gasoline and the oil would prevent corrosion. By adding the combination
of water, alcohol and oil, the effective octane rating can be increased.
Water injection works by reducing the heat inside the cylinder.
Water decreases the heat in the fuel / air mixture as well as the
reducing peak temperature inside the cylinders. Water cools the
cylinder walls and thus increases piston pressure.
Water Fuel
Water fuel works in a totally different manner that has little
to do with heating and cooling the cylinders. Water fuel is made
by electrolyzing H2O into its resultant combustible gases of hydrogen
and oxygen (or HHO gas) and injecting this gas into the vehicle's
intake system.
The HHO gas burns more quickly than gasoline and starts a chain
reaction within the cylinder helping the hydrocarbon fuel burn more
completely and cleanly with lower tailpipe emissions. Because the
gasoline burns more efficiently with HHO gas it means less overall
gasoline is used and this means savings at the pump.
So, you see even though H2O is used in both water injection and
water fuel, these are two completely different methods with very
different uses.
For the average automobile enthusiast, water fuel is a relatively
easy aftermarket method that a person can build himself or buy online
to get increased gas savings now. Water injection is a more difficult
method left to the few who have very specific uses for this technology.
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