It's remarkable that replacing the 20% of air that's not nitrogen with actual nitrogen results in such an improvement in desirable properties for the inflation of aircraft tyres.
TK On 13 September 2016 at 02:22, Dan Branstrom via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org > wrote: > A note for those using slime in their tires. It is fine on tires that use > tubes, but if you really want to piss off your local tire dealer, use it on > tubeless tires. It makes a real mess on the wheel and difficult to work on. > > The reasons for using nitrogen to fill tires is that it doesn't migrate > through rubber as fast as air, it expands and contracts less than air does > when the tire temperature changes, and it contains less water. > http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a3894/4302788/ > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org >
