Improving the Thermal and Electrical Properties of Transformer Oil Using ‎Hybrid Nanofluid

Document Type : Research paper

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1 Department of Electrical Engineering, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran

2 Department of Electrical Engineering, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Mazandaran, ‎Babolsar, Iran

Abstract

Improving the insulating and thermal properties of transformer oil is one of the factors in the use of nanoparticles (NPs) in oil. However, the use of NPs may only have a positive effect on some properties of the oil or even have a negative effect on the other properties of the oil. For this reason, hybrids nanofluid(HNF) were used to improve the properties of the transformer oil. By performing the Breakdown Voltage (BDV) test on different weight percentages (wt%) of TiO2 and CNT, it was proved that the best wt% for TiO2 is 0.0075 and for CNT is 0.001 to maximize the BDV. In this case, the HNF was able to improve the BDV and heat transfer by 9% and 8%, respectively. Another surprise that the HNF has been able to reduce the amount of C2H4 and C2H6 dissolved in oil by more than 70%. This reduction in the number of gases has another very desirable result and has reduced the PD by 63%. HNF proved that by using the right combination of different nanomaterials in transformer oil, more properties of the transformer oil can be improved.

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Journal of Operation and Automation in Power Engineering
Volume 10, Issue 3
December 2022
Pages 175-178

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  • Receive Date: 20 June 2021
  • Revise Date: 10 July 2021
  • Accept Date: 20 July 2021
  • First Publish Date: 01 August 2021

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