Posted by KIP in MX on March 19, 2008 at 18:35:51 from (201.155.72.190):
In Reply to: Water-Methanol boost posted by GeneMO on March 19, 2008 at 15:35:57:
Not piston engine related, but we used to have Bell 206L helicopters in the late 70īs with Allison C-20 turbine engines that had a 3 gallon water/methanol tank. When the pilot was taking off, the engine would reach turbine outlet temp limits before he reached torque requirments, so pilot hit water/methanol switch and injected the mixture into compressor inlet for a few seconds. This dropped temperature enough to pull another 5-10% torque. Mixture was 3 parts water to one part methanol.
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