<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 6, Issue 61

[RoboMan91324 at aol.com]

Hi Mike,

When water boils, you get water vapor AKA; steam.  This is a change of state, 
not a chemical process.  Of course, you are right, it is quite compressible 
in its gaseous (water vapor) state as are all gasses.

Doc
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In a message dated 7/6/2005 6:03:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:

> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 19:59:15 -0400
> From: "kovacsmj" <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: RE: <VV> Effect of Steam in Brake Systems
> To: "'N. Joseph Potts'" <pottsf at msn.com>
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Message-ID: <000001c58286$ba310350$210110ac at DADDELL>
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> 
> Joe,
> Personally, I believe I remember enough about chemistry and physics to know 
> that when water boils it turns into oxygen and hydrogen. They are gases. The 
> gases expand, BUT, they are highly compressible, making your break pedal very 
> spongy. Perhaps enough to sink to the floor without much effective breaking 
> action.
> <Big Snip>