Deerescrewed t1_j4urxa4 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 12:08 PM Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it better to have warm or cool air for an external combustion engine? by Past-Loquat-4184 Cold air is a killer of an external combustion system. You want to have the charge air pre heated already so you aren’t using the energy of the fuel to get the air up to combustion temperature and then heat the water. Permalink Parent 4
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it better to have warm or cool air for an external combustion engine? by Past-Loquat-4184
Cold air is a killer of an external combustion system. You want to have the charge air pre heated already so you aren’t using the energy of the fuel to get the air up to combustion temperature and then heat the water.