Water coming from exhaust?
Nov 25, 2003 | 09:35 AM
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Originally posted by bamachem
Actually, the water is produced by the combustion of the hydrocarbons in the presence of oxygen. Gasoline is made up of a blend of hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are molecules of different "sizes" that are mainly Carbon and Hydrogen as the name suggests. When detonated in the presence of pure Oxygen the chemicals react to form Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, & Water. Since the gas isn't purely Carbon and Hydrogen and since air is much more than just Oxygen, there are many more chemicals formed, but these are the main ones. The catylitic converter helps to transform some of the bad ones (CO, NOx, and others) to much less harmful compounds.
The water you see is the condensed water vapor. It is not pure. It is saturated with all kinds of nasty noncondensables such as CO, NO, NO2 and sulfides plus it comes into contact with the carbon buildup that's inside the exhaust pipe. If you could seperate the water from the other compounds the instant it formed, then you would have pure water, but only then.
Actually, the water is produced by the combustion of the hydrocarbons in the presence of oxygen. Gasoline is made up of a blend of hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are molecules of different "sizes" that are mainly Carbon and Hydrogen as the name suggests. When detonated in the presence of pure Oxygen the chemicals react to form Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, & Water. Since the gas isn't purely Carbon and Hydrogen and since air is much more than just Oxygen, there are many more chemicals formed, but these are the main ones. The catylitic converter helps to transform some of the bad ones (CO, NOx, and others) to much less harmful compounds.
The water you see is the condensed water vapor. It is not pure. It is saturated with all kinds of nasty noncondensables such as CO, NO, NO2 and sulfides plus it comes into contact with the carbon buildup that's inside the exhaust pipe. If you could seperate the water from the other compounds the instant it formed, then you would have pure water, but only then.
Nov 25, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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Originally posted by instigator
your cat produces water (pure water)
your cat produces water (pure water)
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