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Originally Posted by t vago
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It is unrealistic to compare an engine to an air compressor. Water entrapment inside an air compressor is a consequence of concentrating water content as a result of gathering the compressed air inside a pressure vessel. At some point, the water vapor present in the compressed air will exceed the saturation point of that compressed air, and water will condense out.
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but doesn't an air compressor look a WHOLE lot like a piston engine?
And doesn't a 10:1 compression ratio pretty much equal the final pressure in most compressers?
And if you are arguing the gasoline gets boiled/vaporized, why wouldn't the water reach 100 percent relative humidity for the given pressure/ temperature and do the same?
And if the pressure is 150 psi, the ignition event happens, and the temperature sky rockets to, say, 1200 degrees or so, wouldn't the water turn to steam keeping the absolute pressure up nice and high for the entire piston stroke????