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<div> * try and get a permit to hold large volumes of it in a
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<div> * try and find a computer room that will allow it in</div>
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<div> * the above two are mostly due to the low boiling point
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I understand that. That's why they are usually closed systems. I
would like to point out at SC, several booths had open tanks of the
stuff on the exhibitors floor. I believe IBM says it's safe, but I
wouldn't want to take my chances breathing it in every day. <br><span class="">
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<div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Closed systems are almost worst... their is the possibility of explosion (not due to fire, but more the compressed gas explosion). Go and read your local juristrictions's requirements for hazardous materials (which ALL these fluids are classified as). Being closed doesn't really count for much and may work against you (ie. you may have to prove to the local fire department - people who have NO IDEA what you are doing - that your closed system can handle the pressure of the vapour it is containing).</div><div><br></div></div><br>Novec is a common fluid used in fire suppression systems in computer rooms... so you shouldn't have too much of an issue with the flammability of the fluid, but it is an entirely different issue to get them to warrant the solution.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Perhaps the final nail in the coffin of the Novec solutions... it has been on many different booths at SC for many years... now go and try to find a vendor that will actually sell you a solution...</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dr Stuart Midgley<br><a href="mailto:sdm900@sdm900.com" target="_blank">sdm900@sdm900.com</a></div>
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