Physics Asked on February 4, 2021
I am a bit confused what tire pressure to use when doing calculations using ideal gas laws such as Amonton’s law (pressure proportional to temperature at constant volume).
As far as I understand a tire pressure of 230 kPa means that the actual pressure is 230 kPa above atmospheric pressure, so is in fact around 330 kPa.
Now if I want to calculate to what value the tire pressure increases if I increase the temperature, should I use 230 kPa or 330 kPa as the starting value for the pressure?
I would have thought that I should use the full 330 kPa since that is the pressure I have, however I see in several places that calculations are done with the excess pressure of 230 kPa. Which is corect?
When you apply the ideal gas law, you use absolute pressure not gauge pressure. You also have to use absolute temperature (degrees Kelvin).
Hope this helps.
Answered by Bob D on February 4, 2021
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