Title :
Estimating erosion on polymeric materials using a laser based model
Author :
Meyer, Luiz H. ; Jayaram, Shesha H. ; Cherney, Edward A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Telecommun. Eng., Univ. of Blumenau, Brazil
Abstract :
A novel laser technique is used to study the degradation of silicone rubber composites, along with inclined plane test for 18 different composites, using ATH and silica as fillers, with various concentrations and mean particle sizes. The results from the constant temperature approach are compared with the results from inclined plane test by means of a statistical correlation tool. The two empirical relationships observed in the experiments have shown that it is possible not only to detect erosion on a silicone rubber surface by knowing the third harmonic component of the discharge energy, but also quantify such damages.
Keywords :
filled polymers; polymer insulators; silicone rubber; wear; ATH; discharge energy; erosion; inclined plane test; laser based model; particle sizes; polymeric materials; silica; silicone rubber composites; silicone rubber surface; statistical correlation; third harmonic component; Arc discharges; Degradation; Laser ablation; Laser modes; Optical materials; Polymers; Rubber; Surface discharges; Surface emitting lasers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2005. CEIDP '05. 2005 Annual Report Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9257-4
DOI :
10.1109/CEIDP.2005.1560690
