As we learned in Chapter 11, viscosity is the resistance of a liquid to flow. We learned that viscosity can be effected by temperature. The motor oil and transmission fluid in our cars are moderately viscous at room temperature and as the temperature drops it makes it even harder for the molecules to move around each other causing these fluids to become highly viscous. This makes it harder to pump and causes more work for our engines, resulting in lowered fuel economy in the winter for our vehicles.
In chapter 5 we learned about gas laws and the great PV= nRT. This article talks about pressure in tires and how decreasing pressure can effect the pressure in your tires. while you may have filled up your tires in the summer they will have slightly less pressure while the weather is cold. And the colder the weather the lower the pressure in the tires will become which when the weather is really bad your tires could be in a great amount of trouble.
As we learned in Chapter 11, viscosity is the resistance of a liquid to flow. We learned that viscosity can be effected by temperature. The motor oil and transmission fluid in our cars are moderately viscous at room temperature and as the temperature drops it makes it even harder for the molecules to move around each other causing these fluids to become highly viscous. This makes it harder to pump and causes more work for our engines, resulting in lowered fuel economy in the winter for our vehicles.
ReplyDeleteIn chapter 5 we learned about gas laws and the great PV= nRT. This article talks about pressure in tires and how decreasing pressure can effect the pressure in your tires. while you may have filled up your tires in the summer they will have slightly less pressure while the weather is cold. And the colder the weather the lower the pressure in the tires will become which when the weather is really bad your tires could be in a great amount of trouble.
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