Water injection

Meaning

Noun

●

In Automotive & Aviation:

The process of

squirting

a small amount of water, in the form of a

, into the air/fuel

going into a

, in order to

the

, and, thereby, reduce

detonation

knocking in

high performance

engines

, especially when using a high

compression

ratio.

●

In Aviation:

The process of

water into the

of a

from the production of

and

from the

effect of the water

the

without overheating.

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