Sapphire: A Liquid That Won't Get Things Wet

Logla · Apr 14, 2004, 04:48 PM

"Tuesday on Good Morning America, a representative from Tyco Fire & Security demonstrated an amazing new substance called Sapphire: a water-like fluid that does not get things wet. He filled a small fish tank with Sapphire and submerged a book, a laptop, and a flat panel TV. Both electronics were turned on when submerged; all three items came out completely unharmed. Click here for a slideshow of the demonstration. The official name for Sapphire is actually Novec 1230. Read about it here (PDF). Tyco sees practical applications of Sapphire in fire extinguisher systems for museums and libraries. By the same token of practicality, regular readers of Slashdot probably have something else in mind: total-immersion watercooling. Just think of the possibilities!"

Source: Slashdot

**dj_stick** · Apr 14, 2004, 05:22 PM

hmm… very interesting… but how does its heat absorbency rate compare to water?

scobywhru · Apr 14, 2004, 06:26 PM

you read my mind

BWX · Apr 14, 2004, 08:31 PM

I saw that show and I knew I would see it here shortly.. I wondered about if you could use it to cool a CPU too- It doesn't seem like if it got anything wet that it would have the same effect real water has- but who know.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/# <go here and thee is a story 1/4 down the page where you can see all those pics

BWX · Apr 14, 2004, 08:39 PM

OldBuzzard · Apr 15, 2004, 06:28 PM

I washoping that it would be good for a WC system, but I just did a Google search and it doesn't look promising

I found a couple of pages that gave some 'Typical Physical Properties', and at 1 Atmosphere it boils at 49C (120.2 F). If it had decent thermal properties, I'd still be wary of it, since that boiling temp doesn't leave a lot of room for error.

You can take a look here...just scroll down a bit: http://www.argotec.com/docs/193440.pdf

Al_Vampyre · Apr 16, 2004, 04:27 AM

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Originally posted by OldBuzzard
I washoping that it would be good for a WC system, but I just did a Google search and it doesn't look promising

I found a couple of pages that gave some 'Typical Physical Properties', and at 1 Atmosphere it boils at 49C (120.2 F). If it had decent thermal properties, I'd still be wary of it, since that boiling temp doesn't leave a lot of room for error.

You can take a look here...just scroll down a bit: http://www.argotec.com/docs/193440.pdf

OK, I'm confused, if it boils at 1ATM how the hell are they going to use it in fire fighting applications??

OldBuzzard · Apr 16, 2004, 06:28 AM

It's a HALON replacement, so they keep it in tanks under pressure. When it's released, it 'boils' and displaces the Oxygen. No Oxygen, no fire.