Peter, On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:10:39 +0300 (IDT), Peter wrote: > On the other hand, imho, if some trick could be devised to inject > superheated water into the cylinder of a small engine, maybe compress it > further under a gas cushion (air, nitrogen), and trigger nucleation at > TDC, and repeat the process in a repeatable and stable way, then > something might come of it. I don't quite follow what you mean here, but it sounds awfully like Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine! Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist