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Forum: Tech Log

4th Feb 2016, 18:12

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Nitrogen in tyres

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Posted By tdracer

Nitrogen and dry air will respond exactly the...

Nitrogen and dry air will respond exactly the same to changes in temperature - it's called the ideal gas law. The potential problem with compressed air is if it isn't dry and there is significant...

Forum: Tech Log

13th Jan 2016, 20:31

Replies: 41

Nitrogen in tyres

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Posted By tdracer

That's definitely a myth - both 'air' (~79%...

That's definitely a myth - both 'air' (~79% N2/21% O2) and pure nitrogen conform nicely to the ideal gas law - which basically says all gases react the same to changes in temperature and pressure.
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Forum: Tech Log

13th Jan 2016, 18:02

Replies: 41

Nitrogen in tyres

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Posted By tdracer

Grounded27, the concern is mainly a wheel/brake...

Grounded27, the concern is mainly a wheel/brake fire during something like an RTO - as the fuse plugs melt you don't want to dump 200 psi oxygen containing air into the fire (think blowtorch). ...

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