Electrical and mechanical characterization of high-density polyethylene/ethylene vinyl acetate/organoclay nanocomposite

Author

Mahmoudi, Javad ; Eesaee, Mostafa ; Vakilian, Mehdi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sharif Univ. of Technol., Tehran, Iran

Volume

20

Issue

5

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 2013

Firstpage

1772

Lastpage

1779

Abstract

A ternary dielectric is made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) and organoclay (OC) nanocomposites, through mixing granuls of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). The morphological properties of nanocomposites are examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) which intercalate/exfoliate morphology of clay particles. It is shown that the electrical and mechanical properties of HDPE/EVA binary blend will be enhanced significantly when OC was treated with EVA compound. The insulation material which is developed in this work can be employed to insulate the adjacent core steel sheets of a high voltage transformer.

Keywords

X-ray diffraction; mechanical properties; nanocomposites; polyethylene insulation; transmission electron microscopy; HDPE EVA binary blend; X ray diffraction spectra; adjacent core steel sheets; clay particles; electrical characterization; electrical properties; high density ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposite; high density organoclay nanocomposite; high density polyethylene nanocomposite; high voltage transformer; insulation material; mechanical characterization; mechanical properties; morphological properties; ternary dielectric; transmission electron microscopy; Dielectrics; Discharges (electric); Plastics; Polyethylene; Surface discharges; X-ray scattering; EVA; High density polyethylene; OrganoClay nanocomposite; electrical/mechanical properties;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9878

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TDEI.2013.6633708

Filename

6633708