Re: [Phys-l] N2 vs air in your tires?

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@saintmarys.edu>]

http://www.getnitrogen.org/pdf/print_articles/Tire%20Review%20071904.pdf

The above seems to cover it all.  The primary benefit is getting the water 
vapor out of the inside of the tire and away from the wheel, supposedly 
leading to longer life of the tire/wheel.  Other claims seem to be mostly 
bogus.

Rick

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Sciamanda" <trebor@winbeam.com>
To: "Forum for Physics Educators" <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:34 AM
Subject: [Phys-l] N2 vs air in your tires?


> May I provoke a discussion regarding the current touting of using Nitrogen
> (instead of air) in your car tires?
> What can we say about the practical advantages/disadvantages of N2 vs air?
>
> Bob Sciamanda