Saturday, February 2, 2013

CARNAMA - Episode 17 - Nitrogen in Tyres

Episode 17 - CARNAMA - Nitrogen in Tyres !

Hi Friends ! Did u know that the air that you fill in your car tyres consists of a major percentage of Nirogen gas and less of oxygen. It also consists of some amount of water vapour.

A rubber tire is like a membrane, through which oxygen passes three times faster than nitrogen. As a result, the oxygen slowly leaks out through the rubber walls, which leads to under-inflation. This in turn leads to higher tire wear, decreased safety and comfort, and higher petrol costs. In addition, compressed air contains high levels of moisture, which can accelerate the corrosion of the tyre rim.

The difference between the pressure in a tire and the pressure outside, causes oxygen to pass through the tyre. Nitrogen is less likely to migrate through tire rubber than is oxygen, which means that your tire pressures will remain more stable over the long term.

You will not be able to feel any difference in the ride or handling or braking, unless your tire pressures were seriously out of spec and changing to nitrogen brought them back to the proper pressure.

Advantages of Nitrogen in Tires:
•Increased fuel efficiency
•Reduced CO2 emission
•Increased tyre life due to more stable tyre pressure and less oxidation of the tyre
•Increased safety results in more reliable tyre pressure, lower tyre temperature improved grip and handling
•Increased rim life because nitrogen is completely dry; no oxidation of the rim
•Longer term stability of the tyre pressure
•Better grip and handling
•Reduced fuel consumption
•Longer tyre life
•Enhanced safety No oxidation within the tyre

But, filling your car tyres with Nitrogen will be costly as that compared to compressed air.

So give it a try and feel the difference with Nitrogen Tyres !

1 comment:

  1. if need to say about alloy wheels refurbished, Most cars have alloy rims nowadays. And unlike steel rims, a fair number of these wheels leak air. It's not a bead-seat surface leak, where air can creep out between the rim and rubber, but a leak through porosities in the cast-aluminum alloy. Corrosion on the inside of the alloy wheel, causing air to leak. This is easily repaired with an inner refurbishment of the wheel.

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