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Originally Posted by Big time
If water steam cycles were implemented for higher engine efficiency would the average Joe remember to refill water every day?
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I wouldn't see why not.
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Originally Posted by Big time
If sea water could be used in steam systems in cars driven on arid lands could then cars actually prevent or reverse desertification?
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No it wont. That much water vapor would be a fart in the wind. I have been to places in africa and the middle east where its very humid all day and night. Just because its desart doesn't mean its dry.
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Originally Posted by Big time
Blowing water in the exhaust to boost turbo power recovery
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That wont work. Turbochargers are heat engines.
You use that heat to do work. It can drive a turbine or boil water.
Boiling the water is work, if you boil water before the turbine so much sensible heat will be lost to latent heating of the water the exhaust stream wont have a high enough temperature to expreance much of any temperature drop when it goes accrost the turbine, there for wont be able to do any work.
Turbochargers already boost fuel economy by up to 20% on diesels.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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