Hello all!
For those who don't already know, I have a bit of a "thing" for water injection. Not only water injection, but also on the whole idea of water and such and its' effects on engines. I had an idea whilst travelling through some fog one day. I thought it would be great if you could reproduce the fog effect on demand for an internal combustion engine. After much tinkering, I believe I have the answer! I've built a small device that provides "damp air" to an engine on demand. There's no parts to wear out and it works perfectly. I've tried it on two cars with promising results.
So, what is this miracle device I hear you ask? Ponder no further! The device is an ordinary oil catch can that one can purchase at any automotive store. The one I selected has a beautiful chrome finish for looks. I've taken one of the inlet barbs and put a hose that runs through the barb all the way to the bottom of the catch can. At the bottom of the hose (which is inside the can) I've put an aquarium air stone. This air stone is to be covered with water. Then, connect the other hose barb to the inlet manifold of your engine. By low atmospheric pressure, air will be drawn into the catch can and through the aquarium air stone, producing lots of bubbles and thus producing damp air. By doing this you will have re-created a foggy day! Here's a link to something similar that offers a better explanation as well as a photo of a similar device:
Mother Earth Alcohol Fuel: Ron Novak's Do-It-Yourself Water Injection System
Looks like my original idea isn't as original as I would have you believe! It's amazing though isn't it how two people can come up with something that is almost identical yet are separated by a huge distance. I was kind of disappointed to learn someone came up with this idea as well - not to mention before me!
For those who don't already know, I have a bit of a "thing" for water injection. Not only water injection, but also on the whole idea of water and such and its' effects on engines. I had an idea whilst travelling through some fog one day. I thought it would be great if you could reproduce the fog effect on demand for an internal combustion engine. After much tinkering, I believe I have the answer! I've built a small device that provides "damp air" to an engine on demand. There's no parts to wear out and it works perfectly. I've tried it on two cars with promising results.
So, what is this miracle device I hear you ask? Ponder no further! The device is an ordinary oil catch can that one can purchase at any automotive store. The one I selected has a beautiful chrome finish for looks. I've taken one of the inlet barbs and put a hose that runs through the barb all the way to the bottom of the catch can. At the bottom of the hose (which is inside the can) I've put an aquarium air stone. This air stone is to be covered with water. Then, connect the other hose barb to the inlet manifold of your engine. By low atmospheric pressure, air will be drawn into the catch can and through the aquarium air stone, producing lots of bubbles and thus producing damp air. By doing this you will have re-created a foggy day! Here's a link to something similar that offers a better explanation as well as a photo of a similar device:
Mother Earth Alcohol Fuel: Ron Novak's Do-It-Yourself Water Injection System
Looks like my original idea isn't as original as I would have you believe! It's amazing though isn't it how two people can come up with something that is almost identical yet are separated by a huge distance. I was kind of disappointed to learn someone came up with this idea as well - not to mention before me!
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