There are several issues not addressed in this conversation. One, this chart was made when all gasoline engines were wet manifold type induction. Fuel moves slower in the intake manifold than air. Two, fuel has a greater propensity to condense into droplets that are useless to engine performance...
I really enjoy these theoretical explorations. Engines are generally applied to their purposes based on peak torque not horsepower. A 400 horsepower 800 cubic inch inline 6 turbo diesel truck engine would have 3-4 times the torque of the average 400 hp pickup truck engine. It would lope along at...
The cleaning is the result of the mechanical action resulting from water expanding when it becomes steam. The octane increase is the result of water molecules dispursing in the fuel air mixture. The fuel and air have to go around the water molecules and that slows the burn time reducing peak...
Your experimental plot does not seem to take valve event timing and charge momentum into consideration. Cylinder pressure will not start to rise significantly until the intake valve closes and cylinder pressure does drop off quicker than piston speed on the power stroke which is why exhaust...
Friction increases logrithmically. Higher engine speeds with higher loads will cause more wear. However, even an engine driven vigorously but well maintained will last 2 to 3 hundred thousand miles. I am a technician and see quarter million mile cars every week. Some of these are beat so wear...
A larger fuel line will help only if your fuel line is too small. Ranger Mike is correct, there is much too little information and how are you determining you are running out of fuel? You may be running out of ignition. If you are going by an exhaust oxygen sensor, they only read oxygen...
Water does a nice job decarboning the piston/cylinder area but has virtually no effect on the intake side of the intake valve or EGR passages and that is where the majority of carbon build up happens. This is much more of a problem in direct injection engines. The PCV system functions to recycle...
Hub centric wheels are that way to eliminate/reduce wheel run out and standardize balancing and machining processes and relieve the retainer bolts or nuts from having to perform in response to multiple forces. Stud centric retainers are subject to shear in two planes, torque and tensile loads...
Thanks. I actually wasn't planning to even present questions. I was planning to read and learn. Maybe after some time, I'll venture something I find interesting just to find out how far out there I am. I appreciate some may think I am being sarcastic, but I am genuine. I have found significant...
I've been interested in the sciences all my life. i have regular thought experiments and considerations with no opportunity to have them addressed and no training to follow them to conclusion. I hope reading here will give me the chance to learn more and I'd like to thank all of you in advance.