But that's all hot air so it's a gas in an excited state exerting more pressure than it ought to. I think recent events though have tended top cool it to almost a liquid state and it won't be too long before it liquifies (presumably full of trace solids) and we can send it down the drain for processing at the proper facility. Processed bullshit is just sludge.
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Law, Kevin W <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the part about stench of NAHB propaganda > > hahahaha > > > Kevin Law, PE > Bechtel National, Inc. > Waste Treatment Project > Fire Protection Engineering > Work (509) 371-3280 > Cell (509) 531-5715 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George > Church > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 7:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Nitrogen > > A relatively simple solution that is less costly than a connected > reserve bottle of N2 is to have an ASME pressure vessel with air or > nitrogen as a smaller capacity connected reserve; when the low air > switch goes off because the N2 tank is empty, you close the valve and > install the protective cap atop the N2 bottle and get it refilled; open > the valve from the little tank of air or nitrogen and you've got the > interim supply until the gas supplier shows up with the new tank, or the > maintenance guy gets tired of hearing the bottle roll around in the back > of his pickup and gets it refilled and re-installed. > > And chris- isn't Air comprised of 72% N2, 22% O2, and the balance a mix > of rare gases, smog, and the stench of NAHB propaganda? > > >From Wiki: Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78% nitrogen, 21% >>oxygen, > 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases. > Air also contains a variable amount of water vapor, on average around > 1%. > > Ok, Chris was closer and I owe him a beer next time I go ice fishing. > Fitter training session going on today in Minneapolis, in case you > didn't know what the non-signatory guys were up to today. Small > industry, eh? > > glc > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott A. > Futrell > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Nitrogen > > Chris, > > I've used and specified nitrogen without problems especially as a backup > for dry and special hazard systems. Agree with Ron that the biggest > problem is making sure the cylinders are replaced. > John D. provided some information on nitrogen generation systems (that > are spendy), but yet another option. > > Scott Futrell > > (763) 425-1001 Office > (612) 759-5556 Cell > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris > Cahill > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 8:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Nitrogen > > I was under the impression we talked about nitrogen in dry systems was a > challenge because it leaked where plain air would not. I searched the > last few years of the forum and couldn't find any such discussion. But > air is 80% nitrogen so maybe not a significant difference? How many of > you have tried nitrogen and did you or do you still have leaking > problems? > > > > Chris Cahill, P.E. > > Fire Protection Engineer > > Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. > > > > 763-658-4483 > > 763-658-4921 fax > > > > Email: [email protected] > > > > Mail: P.O. Box 69 > > Waverly, MN 55390 > > > > Location: 4439 Hwy 12 SW > > Waverly, MN 55390 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
