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Engines Fogging On Throttle Up  
User currently onlineWakeTurbulence From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1288 posts, RR: 18
Posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1643 times:

I did a search on this topic, and I think it has been discussed before, but I couldn't find what I was looking for. Anyway, I was spotting at LAX the other day and noticed some very nice condensation forming in the engines during the takeoff roll. What causes this effect to occur? Also, why is it much thicker just after the throttle has been pushed up from idle? As the aircraft started to roll the condensation would come and go during the t/o run. Thanks for any help.
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User currently offlineRichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1575 times:

Its because the pressure immediately infront of the fan drops drastically, causing the condensation held in the air to no longer be able to be supported, manifesting itself as mist.

Its pressure changes that cause it, so increasing intake of air into the engine will drop the pressure initially until air further out starts moving inward.

User currently offlineBoeingOnFinal From Norway, joined Apr 2006, 476 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 1558 times:

Is it so that the temperature and dewpoint has something to do with this? I know very little about this subject, but I would assume that this is a factor, since general condensation on wings and so on also is affected by dewpoint.


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User currently offlineStarlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15871 posts, RR: 66
Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 1546 times:

Quoting BoeingOnFinal (Reply 2):
Is it so that the temperature and dewpoint has something to do with this? I know very little about this subject, but I would assume that this is a factor, since general condensation on wings and so on also is affected by dewpoint.

Of course. These do affect condensation.


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User currently offlineSmAlbany From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 285 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1536 times:

Quoting BoeingOnFinal (Reply 2):
Is it so that the temperature and dewpoint has something to do with this? I know very little about this subject, but I would assume that this is a factor, since general condensation on wings and so on also is affected by dewpoint.

To elaborate on the last post, the closer the ambient temperature is to the dewpoint (ie the higher the relative humidity), the less the amount of pressure change required to form condensation.

User currently offlineEMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 1476 times:

As said above.. it comes from the drop in pressure at the inlet.. but will only happen if the weather conditions are right. My bet is you would also see it on the upper surface of the wings during rotation for the same reason...and might also see it in the cabin at the air vents.


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User currently offlineZOTAN From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 570 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1457 times:

It's due to the drop in pressure.

The ideal gas law is PV=nRT

P = Pressure
V = Volume
n = mols
R = Universal Gas Constant
T = Temperature

When the pressure drops on the left side of the equation, something must also have to drop on the right to keep it equal. Therefore, the temperature drops. If it drops below the dew point, condensation will form.
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