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     Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology

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2009(Vol.1, Issue:3)
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Determination of the Insulation Classification of Nigerian Cloth Fabrics

A.M.O. Obiazi
Corresponding Author:  OBIAZI Adagbonyin Moses 
Submitted: May 20, 2009
Accepted: 2009 July, 15
Published:
Abstract:
The temperature-rise which electrical machines may safely withstand is determined by the limiting temperature of the insulating materials used in them. It is therefore a vital requirement to qualify electrical insulating materials thermally by determining their insulation class. In this paper, twenty-five sample varieties of Nigerian cloth fabrics were experimented with to determine their insulation classification. The samples w ere cut into definite dimensions and w eighed. Each type of cloth fabric was made into two samples; one sample left in its ordinary state while the other sample was impregnated with insulating varnish. Both samples were subjected to a heat-run in a sealed industrial oven, while measuring the insulation resistance of the given sample at regular temperature intervals until the sample burns out. The measured values of weight, insulation resistance and temperature are shown in tables. Curves were plotted to show the variation of insulation resistance with temperature. From the experiments, only two of the unimpregnated samples can be used for class Y insulation whose limiting temperature is 90ÂșC while twenty-four impregnated fabrics can be used for class Y insulation. Only one cloth fabric is unsuitable for class Y insulation even with impregnation.

Key words:  Cloth fabrics, Nigeria, temperature, insulation, resistance, classification,
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A.M.O. Obiazi, . Determination of the Insulation Classification of Nigerian Cloth Fabrics. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (3): Page No: 90-93.
ISSN (Online):  2040-7467
ISSN (Print):   2040-7459
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