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Some cars have a system to spray water into the intake manifold to cool the air and increase power, this seems like the next step up from that.
by hnuser123456 2y ago
Some cars have a system to spray water into the intake manifold to cool the air and increase power, this seems like the next step up from that.
- genewitch 2y agoIn to the cylinders! Water injection.
- RandomBacon 2y agoMy understanding is that the water is mixed with the fuel to help atomize the fuel as it's being sprayed out of the injector. If the fuel is atomized, it burns all at once which increases efficiency. I doubt a little bit of water is going to cool any meaningful amount of air.
- lttlrck 2y agoWWII era planes such as the Bf109 injected water and methanol into the supercharger to allow higher boost, side effect of that was charge cooling (and engine cooling). A very cool aircraft.