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ASTM D3487-88(1993)

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Standard Specification for Mineral Insulating Oil Used in Electrical Apparatus

Standard Specification for Mineral Insulating Oil Used in Electrical Apparatus

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1.1 This specification covers new mineral insulating oil of petroleum origin for use as an insulating and cooling medium in new and existing power and distribution electrical apparatus, such as, transformers, regulators, reactors, circuit breakers, switchgear, and attendant equipment.  
1.2 This specification is intended to define a mineral insulating oil that is functionally interchangeable and miscible with existing oils, is compatible with existing apparatus and with appropriate field maintenance, and will satisfactorily maintain its functional characteristics in its application in electrical equipment. This specification applies only to new insulating oil as received prior to any processing.

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Status
Historical
Publication Date
09-Nov-2000
ICS
29.040.10 - Insulating oils
Technical Committee
D27 - Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gases
Drafting Committee
D27.01 - Mineral
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ASTM D3487-00 - Standard Specification for Mineral Insulating Oil Used in Electrical Apparatus
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NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or
withdrawn. Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information.
Designation: D 3487 – 88 (Reapproved 1993)
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
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Mineral Insulating Oil Used in Electrical Apparatus
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3487; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope D 971 Test Method for Interfacial Tension of Oil Against
5
Water by the Ring Method
1.1 This specification covers new mineral insulating oil of
D 974 Test Method for Acid and Base Number by Color-
petroleum origin for use as an insulating and cooling medium
4 5
Indicator Titration ,
in new and existing power and distribution electrical apparatus,
D 1275 Test Method for Corrosive Sulfur in Electrical
such as, transformers, regulators, reactors, circuit breakers,
5
Insulating Oils
switchgear, and attendant equipment.
D 1298 Practice for Density, Relative Density (Specific
1.2 This specification is intended to define a mineral insu-
Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid
lating oil that is functionally interchangeable and miscible with
4
Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
existing oils, is compatible with existing apparatus and with
2 D 1473 Test Method for 2,6-Ditertiary-Butyl Para-Cresol in
appropriate field maintenance, and will satisfactorily main-
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Electrical Insulating Oils
tain its functional characteristics in its application in electrical
D 1500 Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Prod-
equipment. This specification applies only to new insulating oil
4
ucts (ASTM Color Scale)
as received prior to any processing.
D 1524 Test Method for Visual Examination of Used Elec-
5
2. Referenced Documents
trical Insulating Oils of Petroleum Origin in the Field
D 1533 Test Methods for Water in Insulating Liquids (Karl
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5
3
Fischer Reaction Method)
D 88 Test Method for Saybolt Viscosity
D 1816 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage of
D 92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland
4
Insulating Oils of Petroleum Origin Using VDE Elec-
Open Cup
5
4
trodes
D 97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
D 1903 Test Method for Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
D 445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent
of Electrical Insulating Liquids of Petroleum Origin, and
and Opaque Liquids (and the Calculation of Dynamic
5
4
Askarels
Viscosity)
D 2112 Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Inhibited
D 611 Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed Aniline
5
4
Mineral Insulating Oil by Rotating Bomb
Point of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon Solvents
D 2300 Test Method for Gassing of Insulating Oils Under
D 877 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage of
5
Electrical Stress and Ionization (Modified Pirelli
Insulating Liquids Using Disk Electrodes
5
Method)
D 923 Test Method for Sampling Electrical Insulating Liq-
5
D 2440 Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Mineral
uids
5
Insulating Oil
D 924 Test Method for Dissipation Factor (or Power Factor)
D 2668 Test Method for 2,6-Ditertiary-Butyl Para-Cresol
and Relative Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Electri-
5
and 2,6-Ditertiary-Butyl Phenol in Electrical Insulating Oil
cal Insulating Liquids
5
by Infrared Absorption
7
D 2717 Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Liquids
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-27 on
D 2766 Test Method for Specific Heat of Liquids and
Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gasesand is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
7
Solids
mittee D27.01on Mineral Oils.
D 3300 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage of
Current edition approved May 12, 1988. Published August 1988. Originally
published as D3487 – 76. Last previous edition D3487 – 82a.
Insulating Oils of Petroleum Origin Under Impulse Con-
2
5
Refer to American National Standard C 59.131. Guide for Acceptance and
ditions
Maintenance of Insulating Oil in Equipment (IEEE Standard 64). Available from the
American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor, New York,
NY 10036.
3
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.04.
4 6
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01. Discontinued; see 1987 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.03.
5 7
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 10.03. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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D 3487
D 4059 Test Method for Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphe- 3.3 additives—chemical substances that are added to min-
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nyl
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ASTM Standard  
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Examination: Visual Infrared  
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3.1 The quantitative determination of 2,6-ditertiary-butyl paracresol and 2,6-ditertiary-butyl phenol in a new electrical insulating oil measures the amount of this material that has been added to the oil as protection against oxidation. In a used oil it measures the amount remaining after oxidation has reduced its concentration. The test is also suitable for manufacturing control and specification acceptance.  
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5.1 The infrared spectrum of an electrical insulating oil is a record of the absorption of infrared energy over a range of wavelengths. The spectrum indicates the general chemical composition of the test specimen.  
Note 2: The infrared spectrum of a pure chemical compound is probably the most characteristic property of that compound. However, in the case of oils, multicomponent systems are being examined whose spectra are the sum total of all the spectra of the individual components. Because the absorption bands of the components may overlap, the spectrum of the oil is not as sharply defined as that for a single compound. For these reasons, these practices may not in every case be suitable for the quantitative estimation of the components of such a complex mixture as mineral oil.
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5.1 Methanol and ethanol are generated by the degradation of cellulosic materials used in the solid insulation systems of electrical equipment. More particularly, methanol comes from the depolymerization of cellulosic materials.3, 4, 5, 6  
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5.3 High concentrations or unusual increases in the concentrations of methanol or ethanol, or both, in an insulating liquid may indicate cellulose degradation from aging or incipient fault conditions. Testing for these alcohols may be used to complement dissolved gas-in-oil analysis and furanic compounds as performed in accordance with Test Methods D3612 and D5837 respectively.
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