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HOW NITROGEN WORKS AND WHAT IT DOES

 

Nitrogen (N2) makes up the majority of the air that we breathe and is contained in the protein of all life on earth. It is colorless, tasteless, and non-toxic. The next most common component of air is oxygen (O2). Together N2 and O2 make up approximately 99% of the air we breathe and traditionally fill tires with.

 

N2 IS A LARGER MOLECULE THAN O2

 

Therefore, it cannot escape as easily as oxygen through porous material such as a rubber tire wall (carcass). Leaking at a much slower rate than oxygen, a tired filled with a hihgher percentage of N2 maintains its proper pressure roughly three to four times longer than air-filled tires. Proper inflation provides better fuel economy, superior handling, longer tire life, and increased safety by reducing the liklihood of low pressure related loss of control, blowouts and other tire failures.

 

N2 IS A DRY, INTERT GAS

 

O2 in a tire provides unwanted oxidation. Over time, this reaction destroys the tire carcass and corrodes wheels. A tire is prematurely aged by O2 from the inside-out as the pressurized air in the tire makes the O2 try to escape through the tire carcass, speeding up the damaging oxidation process. N2 on the other hand, is a harmless inert gas that does not react negatively with tires and wheels. N2 filled tires also reduce tire heat, thereby decreasing rolling resistance and increasing fuel economy.

 

N2 IS NON-FLAMABLE

 

O2 is a flammable gas while N2 is an extinguishing gas. Thus, a large number of mass transportation companies around the world fill their tires with N2 for added fire and explosion safety. In a vehicle fire, ruptured air-filled tires fuel the fire. N2 filled tires slow the fire.

 

(N2 has been used in tires for many years on aircraft, military vehicles, off road trucks, racecars, and even Tour de France bicycles.)

 

NITROGEN INFLATED TIRES ARE SAFER AND LONGER LASTING THAN TIRES INFLATED WITH AIR.

 

Nitrogen inflated tires do not age as quickly as air inflated tires

 

Nitrogen inflated tires improve vehicle handling through proper inflation and consistently maintained pressure.

 

Nitrogen is an inert, non-combustible and non-flamable gas

 

Nitrogen is a stabel gas providing more constant pressure

 

Nitrogen is a dry gas with no corrosive properties as found in compressed air

 

CORRECT INFLATION VERSUS UNDER-INFLATION

 

Correct inflation is highly significant when considering tire life and performance. It is not always possible to look at a tire and detect under-inflation. However, under-inflation can cause many tire related problems. As inflation pressure largely determines a tire's load capacity, under-inflation results in an overloaded tire. An under-inflated tire operates at high deflection resulting in decreased fuel economy, sluggish handling and may result in excessive mechanical flexing and heat build up, leading to catastrophic tire failure.

 

 

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really? Why is that?? esp. in theory part? The theory is:

PV=nRT

keep n (number of molecules) constant, R is already a constant, keep V (volume) constant, increase T (temp.) then P (pressure) will increase.

 

If you go from say 80F (27C) to 30F (-1C) the pressure change will be 10%!! If you have humidity in the tire it is worst than that...

 

 

in theory, once a tire is filled with nitrogen you'll never have to adjust them again regardless of temp or conditions.

 

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I doubt about weight.

 

saint, the reason is because the molecules are so much smaller they can't penetrate the rubber like oxygen can when the temp changes, hence you never lose psi in the winter.

 

addtionally, tire temp doesn't really mean anything since there should be no humidity in the tires at all, but once you start driving your going to be putting heat in the tires

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because the molecules are so much smaller they can't penetrate the rubber like oxygen can when the temp changes,

 

Yeah that.

the length of a nitrogen molecule ought to be 4 X 75pm or 300 pm. A molecule of oxygen ought to be just a shade smaller 4 X 73pm or 292pm. So an oxygen molecule ought to be a little less than 3% smaller than a nitrogen molecule.

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