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inflammability

[in‚flam·ə′bil·əd·ē]
(chemistry)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Sanjeev Rastogi, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Fluorine Products, said: "The Toshiba Carrier finding in the initial testing is a great validation that our non-flammable, reduced GWP Solstice N41 technology is poised to solve a key problem, becoming the next global standard for refrigerants."
Many (not all) are non-flammable and therefore safer to store.
Kim said: "We are also really excited to bring squeezy bottles and powder cannons of non-flammable colour powder to the UK marketplace for the first time.
Some are advantages: it lowers the operating pressures, reduces the discharge temperature, and makes the blend non-flammable. But it has the disadvantages of lowering the capacity, deteriorating the efficiency, and increasing the GWP.
There are three ways to achieve fire retardant polymers, says Crompton: use polymers that are intrinsically non-flammable, include a suitable additive in the formulation, and use intumescent materials.
By rendering the liquid propane non-flammable, ecorpStim has significantly reduced the safety risk of using propane for these purposes in applicable circumstances.
Daimler AG (Xetra: DAI)(FWB:DAI), a Germany-based automaker, is developing a new air conditioning system with non-flammable carbon dioxide.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Light-weight non-flammable nanocomposite coatings for cotton fibers were produced by a group of Iranian researchers, using carbon nanotubes and an anti-flammable monomer under UV radiation.
Honeywell's non-flammable, non-ozone depleting Solstice Propellant has a global warming potential of 6.
Equipment operators need to bear in mind that the area might be designated Hazardous even though the pump may be handling a non-flammable liquid.
"All material used in the construction process, including building fronts, must make use of non-flammable materials as per the requirements of Dubai Municipality, Civil Defence and global standards," he said.
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