Re: Venting

From: Robert Reeves (reeves10@swbell.net)
Date: Sat Feb 08 2003 - 02:05:38 EST

  • Next message: Robert Holdsworth: "Re: iss orbit raising:)"

    > both of the tires exploded. I know they are filled with nitrogen
    > which is inert-but does anyone know the properties of nitrogen
    > when it's heated substantially.
    
    Not specifically, but nitrogen expands less than "air" when heated in a
    tire.  That is why it is used in race car tires.  Allows a more stable tire
    pressure to create more predictable chassis handeling.
    
    > In any event they are
    > pressurized to about 300PSI at SL. That's a lot of pressure in a
    > near vacuum.
    >
    > Don
    
    Only 14 PSI more than at sea level.
    
    Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
    520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
    San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
    USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters
    
    
    -----------------------------------------------------------------
    Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe'
    in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org
    http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
    



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sat Feb 08 2003 - 02:19:17 EST