• DocumentCode
    279316
  • Title

    Evaluation of oil quality after chemical destruction of PCB´s in transformers

  • Author

    Pahlavanpour, B. ; Myers, D. ; McManamon, K.

  • Author_Institution
    National Grid Co. plc., Leatherhead, UK
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    7-10 Sep 1992
  • Firstpage
    264
  • Lastpage
    266
  • Abstract
    Many mineral transformer oils contain contaminant PCB´s at low levels (generally less than 1000 ppm). This contamination occurred during bulk transport. International standards and inter-government agreements (eg North Sea Conference in 1991) will limit permitted contamination to no greater than 50 ppm. Since mineral oil resources for napthenic grade transformer oil are limited and removal of PCB´s are the objective, the technology of chemical dechlorination of PCB´s while simultaneously reclaiming the mineral oil was investigated along with PCB removal alternatives. This process known as `PCB-Gone´ is moderate in its reaction yet very effective in destruction of the PCB molecule
  • Keywords
    insulating oils; insulation testing; maintenance engineering; power transformers; transformer insulation; transformer testing; PCB-Gone; PCBs destruction; chemical dechlorination; chemical destruction; mineral oil; napthenic grade transformer oil; oil quality evaluation; oil treatment; transformer oils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Dielectric Materials, Measurements and Applications, 1992., Sixth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Manchester
  • Print_ISBN
    0-85296-551-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    186932