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wolfe10
Nov 01, 2016Explorer
There are actually THREE "what can/should I use to inflate my tires" answers:
Nitrogen
DRY air (with air dryer to remove moisture from air)
WET air (you know-- those coin op machines with water dripping from the air chuck)
Nitrogen and dry air both follow the Ideal Gas Law (PV=nRT). For a given temperature change, there WILL BE a given change in PSI.
Wet air is NOT an ideal gas and will give more PSI change for a given temperature change.
Nitrogen
DRY air (with air dryer to remove moisture from air)
WET air (you know-- those coin op machines with water dripping from the air chuck)
Nitrogen and dry air both follow the Ideal Gas Law (PV=nRT). For a given temperature change, there WILL BE a given change in PSI.
Wet air is NOT an ideal gas and will give more PSI change for a given temperature change.
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