Lizards

This is similar to (a) above but each busbar now is mounted horizontally. Due to obstruction in heat dissipation, this arrangement requires a higher derating. It is also prone to collecting dust and provides a habitable surface for lizards and rodents etc. Therefore this is not a recommended configuration. 

An alternative to traditional chemicals is the use of VCI materials, such as Boiler Lizard from the Cortec Corporation. This product is a VCI powder contained in an inner, water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) bag and outer wrapping. The wrapping is removed, the inner lining slit open, and the bag left in a suitable place within... 

Gomez-Guillen M.C., Turnay J., Fernandez-Diaz M.D., Ulmo N., Lizarde M. A., Montero P. 

The Qxo, or temperature coefficient, is the factor by which the rate of a biologic process increases for a 10 °C increase in temperature. For the temperatures over which enzymes are stable, the rates of most biologic processes typically double for a 10 °C rise in temperature (Qjo = 2). Changes in the rates of enzyme-catalyzed reactions that accompany a rise or fall in body temperature constitute a prominent survival feature for cold-blooded life forms such as lizards or fish, whose body temperatures are dictated by the external environment. However, for mammals and other homeothermic organisms, changes in enzyme reaction rates with temperature assume physiologic importance only in circumstances such as fever or hypothermia. 

Fig. 7.3 Chemoinvestigation among snakes and lizards by tongue-flicks.

Other conditions with overt vomerolfaction are in individual discriminations of, for example, own versus strange odour, and kin versus non-kin odour (Cooper et al., 1999). These abilities are widespread amongst lizards, particularly where both sexes defend a territory, or as in mammals, where group-scent enables intruders to be distinguished. 

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