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Nitrogen Inflated Tires: Pros and Cons

If you want to run “pure” nitrogen in your tires you’ll have to do a little more than just have them filled at the local tire dealer. The un-mounted tire already holds 14 psi of air when it goes on your wheel. So unless the tire dealer mounts your tire in a vacuum (which is ...

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Nitrogen’s Properties, Uses and History

Physical Properties Density- 1.251 g/cm3 Melting Point- 210.1 °C Boiling Point- 195.79 °C Color- Colorless State at 20 °C- Gas Metal or Nonmetal- Nonmetal Chemical Properties At room temperature, nitrogen is a very inactive gas. It does not combine with oxygen, hydrogen, or most other elements. Nitrogen will however combine with other elements only in ...

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The Latent Heat of Liquid Nitrogen

As is observed in all forms of matter possessing adequate energy to undergo a transition in phase, an additional quantity of heat energy, known as the latent heat, must be emitted or absorbed by a substance in order to rearrange the molecular bonding pattern of the substance to that of its newly synthesizing phase. Within ...

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Inflated Nitrogen Tires

Major concern for drivers, making sure tires are inflated enough, avoiding an automobile accident. Aerospace vehicles, commercial and military aircraft, NASCAR race cars, Space Shuttle, Tour de France bikes, and off-road equipment for many years, inflated tires with nitrogen. Tires inflated with nitrogen are better than tires inflated with air for many reasons, including better ...

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Thinking About Using Nitrogen for Your Tires?

A New Answer To An Old Problem? In today’s age of rising auto fuel prices, it is no wonder that everyone is scrambling to find different ways to save a few dollars at the pump. People like you are paying close attention to anything that may help reduce fuel costs. One of many factors that ...