[Gasification] water gas and IC Engine exhaust gas temperatures

[Ken Boak]

Gents,

Using carbon/charcoal as a reduction agent in the blue water gas reaction is
not exactly "turning water into fuel".

The water contains no intrinsic energy, except that it is injected at an
elevated temperature, so that the endothermic reaction commences at the
highest possible temperature.

The BTUs that fuel the process, still of course come from the carbon in the
charcoal,  being oxidised by the air blast.

There is no holy grail to be found in this reaction, except that it could be
used to better utilise the waste heat from the IC engine exhaust.


Ken