> 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
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