David, if racing cars run at 13 psig, then a wheel may overheat above the bp of water, but our vans run at 43-53 psig (or mine does(, which is 58-68 psi actual, at sea level). The link I provided indicates a much elevated bp at that pressure. DMc ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 11:25 AM 8/30/2010 -0500, Dave Mcneely wrote: > >If your street vehicle (or racing vehicle for that matter) tires are > >exceeding the boiling point of water at the pressure inside the > >tire, wow, you got real problems! > > David, what makes you say that? > > From racelinecentral.com (note this is for racing, not our kind of driving: > > >Tire Temperature synopsis: > > > >Optimal temp range is between 190-240 degrees. > The boiling point of water at 13 psig is 246F -- slightly above optimal range > > Yours, > David > -- David McNeely |
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