Vanja #66 wrote: ↑02 Nov 2024, 20:58
bananapeel23 wrote: ↑02 Nov 2024, 20:41
That's true. Even if it is a closed system, wouldn't steam help transfer heat out of the carcass and into the rim more effectively, given the better thermal conductivity of steam?
Would even just a few centiliters of water send the tyre pressures through the roof?
It all depends on the amount of water. Elevated pressure increases boiling point, if you examine conditions and make it just right the water might not even boil at all. Pirelli dictates quite high tyre pressures
Agree that there's definitely scope to do something IF that was the aim.
As example, would GR tire last set in Belgium have benefit in carrying water ?
If scenario are considered, then a benefit may be appreciated as to why that could be useful.