In a reciprocating engine, the use of water injection, also called anti-detonation injection or ADI, is used to prevent engine knocking also known as "detonation". Commonly found on large radial engines with pressure carburetors, it is a mixture of water and alcohol injected into the carburetor at high power settings.
People also ask
How much HP does water injection add?
What are the disadvantages of water injection?
Is water injection still used?
What is the benefit of water injection?
May 20, 2016 · Instead of using water as coolant to cool the engine from the outside, water is injected at a precise moment within the engine timing to cool ...
Duration: 6:45
Posted: Jan 9, 2019
Posted: Jan 9, 2019
There are two main methods for injecting the coolant into the airflow. Where some engines spray directly into the compressor inlet, the most suitable method ...
Jan 9, 2019 · Water injection is actually an old-school trick for getting more power out of turbocharged engines. The 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire, with its ...