Old 07-07-16, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by corrado33
If we assume that air is an ideal gas, (bad assumption, but I'll allow it.) If the tire and air inside the tire reached 60C, then the pressure in the tube was ~200 PSI. Assuming you filled them up at 30 C. (Also assuming volume doesn't change, which it probably does, so probably a bit less than 200 PSI)
You've confused Celsius with Kelvin. The gas laws all assume temperature in Kelvin. I's closer to a 10% increase in pressure due to thermal expansion. Frankly, not as much as if you were riding on hot asphalt in the summer. I vote for defective tire and/or installation. BTW, to the OP, you're much better off that it blew in the car, than if it blew on a high speed turn.

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