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Old 11-04-2014, 05:22 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by stugray View Post
It occurred to me while I was thinking about what happens with water in the tire.
As the tire reaches 100C, the temps would stabilize at 100 until all of the water is converted to vapor even as more heat is added.
Once all the water boils off the temps will start to rise again.
Except that it's a closed system like a water heater. Pressure increases along with boiling point until BOOM.
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