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Measurement of water vapor transmission through polyethylene electrical insulation
Author(s) -
Eichhorn R. M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760100107
Subject(s) - materials science , polyethylene , composite material , water vapor , sodium , electrical conductor , transmission (telecommunications) , electrical engineering , metallurgy , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
A method is described for measuring the rate of water vapor transmission through thick sections of polyethylene used as insulation on electrical conductors of pure sodium metal. The technique could be generally useful for materials which do not react with sodium, and for cylindrical samples which can be filled with molten sodium in a dry box. For samples with uniform dimensions the results are extremely precise because sensitive electrical measurements are used. Specimens of products in final form can be employed to determine the effects of variations in processing.