Comparative Fire Risk Study of PCB Transformers |
| |
| Authors: | Raymond F Boykin Mardyros Kazarians Raymond A Freeman |
| |
| Institution: | California State University, Chico, Chico, California.;Pickard, Lowe, and Garrick, Inc., Newport Beach, California.;Monsanto, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| |
| Abstract: | A risk assessment comparing the acute effects of mineral oil and PCB-askarel dielectric fluids in two transformer sites was performed. The first site has the installation characteristics for a PCB-askarel-filled transformer with sprinkler fire protection. A risk comparison is made between two types of transformers (PCB-askarel-filled and mineral oil-filled) for this site. The second site (a vault) has the installation characteristics for a mineral oil-filled transformer, and a risk comparison is made in a fashion similar to the first site. Risk is expressed in terms of frequencies of one or more acute injuries or fatalities per transformer year. |
| |
| Keywords: | Transformer fire risk askarel mineral oil PCBs comparative risk |
|
|
