Electrical Insulating Oils

Contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name held in Bal Harbour, Fla., Oct. '87. A useful review. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Insulating oils, Mineral oils, Liquid electrical insulating materials, Maintenance, Electrical equipment, Transformers, Switchgear, Contamination, Impurities, Oil switches, Oil-filled electrical equipment, Oil-immersed transformers, Reconditioning, Recycling, Decontamination, Polychlorinated biphenyls

Annotation Contains papers presented at the March 1999 symposium held in Seattle, Washington, with sections on standards, electrical insulating fluids, electrical tests, and fire issues. Specific topics include fire hazard testing in the International Electrotechnical Commission Standards, specification issues associated with the development of an agriculturally based biodegradable dielectric fluid, electrochemical stability of mineral insulating oils, standardized testing procedures and developments in partial discharge measurement, and comparative tracking index of flame-retardant nylon and PBT. The editor is affiliated with GBH International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.