RE: WATER IN TRANSFORMER OIL

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• From: Benson_Barry%PAX5-at-mr.nawcad.navy.mil
• Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 06:52:00 -0500 (EST)
• Subscriber: Benson_Barry%PAX5-at-mr.nawcad.navy.mil Thu Jan 2 22:26:13 1997

I read somewhere that the water droplets elongate
and align from the field.  This allows the sparking distance to
decrease (even distilled water is slightly conductiog).
It also enhances the field because the polar nature of the
water molecules (dielectric constant = 80).
Barry

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To: Benson Barry; "Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com"-at-PMDF-at-PAXMB1
Subject: WATER IN TRANSFORMER OIL
Date: Saturday, December 14, 1996 4:22PM

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Subject: WATER IN TRANSFORMER OIL

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Hi Group,
What is the main problem with water dissolved (hydroscopic) in oil?
My first thought is that it lowers the breakdown voltage. It must also
cause corrosion with the addition of free ions. It must increase the
dielectric constant.
I would think that the effects are small (< a few %).?
Dave

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