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Author
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Title
Report on Research on Fire Safety Test Methods and Performance Criteria for Transformers Containing PCB Replacement Fluids.
Coporate
National Electrical Manufacturers Assoc., Washington, DC
Sponsor
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Contract
NB795BCA0024
Keywords
transformers | polychlorinated biphenyls | test methods | fire safety | fluids | performance evaluation
Identifiers
containing Askarel substitutes
Abstract
The overall purpose of this program was to develop approaches to test methods for evaluating transformers containing Askarel substitutes to establish fire safety standards and performance criteria. This report describes a test method being utilized by the Wright-Malta Corporation to simulate rupture of transformers.