Title :
The effect of silicone fluids on the properties of silicone rubber for composite insulators
Author :
Han, Dong-Hee ; Park, Hoy-Yul ; Ahn, Myeong-Sang ; Kang, Dong-Pil
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electr. Mater., Korea Electrotechnol. Res. Inst., Changwon, South Korea
Abstract :
A study on the migration phenomena of silicone fluid from the bulk to the shed surface was conducted to examine the integrity of hydrophobicity recovery using dynamic contact angle meter and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition the tracking property of silicone rubber having various silicone fluid contents using inclined plane test (IEC587) is reported. Some silicone fluids were selected under the consideration of their molecular weight and chemical structure, expecting the proper high migration rate, the good pollutant encapsulation, and the long period with good hydrophobicity. They were added to the silicone compounds using roll. It was found that the kind of silicone fluid affected the migration rate of the silicone fluid and hydrophobicity recovery rate of the surface contaminated artificially
Keywords :
composite insulating materials; contact angle; insulator contamination; scanning electron microscopy; silicone rubber insulators; chemical structure; composite insulator; contamination; dynamic contact angle meter; hydrophobicity; inclined plane test; migration; molecular weight; pollutant encapsulation; roll; scanning electron microscopy; shed surface; silicone fluid; silicone rubber; tracking; Chemical industry; Composite materials; Conducting materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Pollution; Rubber; Scanning electron microscopy; Stress; Surface contamination; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, 1997., Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2651-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICPADM.1997.616539
