Hydrophobic transfer of RTV silicone rubber aged in single and multiple environmental stresses and the behavior of LMW silicone fluid

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 506-516

  Kumagai, Seiji ^a   Yoshimura, Noboru ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Environmental stresses; Hydrophobicity; Outdoor insulation; Silicone fluid; Silicone oligomers; Silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BYPRODUCTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOMERS; RUBBER; SILICONES; STRESSES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS;

EID: 0037397861     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2003.809690     Document Type: Article

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