Sulphur Hexafluoride
Solvay
Fluor
,
,Solvay Fluor GmbH
Contents
SF6 – a gas Behaviour under the influence
with unusual of electrical discharges 32
properties 5 Corrosion characteristics of SF6
and its decomposition products 32
Areas of application for
Measures for the removal of
sulphur hexafluoride corrosive constituents 33
Electrical engineering 6
Toxicity
High-voltage switchgear
and switching stations 7 New SF6 34
SF6 for the Itaipú Contamined SF6 34
hydroelectric powerstation 10
SF6 handling procedures
Gas insulated transmission line (GIL) 11
Filling an enclosed system 35
Medium-voltage switchgear 12
Temporary storage during
High-voltage cables 13 service and maintenace 36
Transformers 13 Handling of SF6 service equipment 36
Other high-voltage applications 14 Safety instructions 37
SF6 for the Vivitron accelerator 15
Specifications 39
SF6 in magnesium and aluminium
foundry technology 16 Packaging for new SF6
according to IEC 376 40
SF6 as a process gas in
semiconductor industry 17
The Responsible Care
Other areas of application 18 Programme for SF6 42
Electrical properties Transport of
Electron affinity 19 used SF6 43
Dielectric constants 19
Life cycle assessment
Dielectric strength 20 studies
Arc-quenching capacity 22 for the use of SF6 in high- and
medium-voltage applications 44
Loss factor 22
Product stewardship
Other physical
for SF6 47
properties
Mechanical and caloric data 24 Fluorine compounds
Solubility 25
from Solvay Fluor 48
Specific heat (cp) 25 Your Solvay contact 49
Vapour pressure 25
Mollier, lg p, h-Diagram for SF6 27 Bibliography 50
Pressure in the SF6 tank as a
function of temperature and density 28
Further publications
about SF6 by Solvay Fluor 50
Optical properties 31
Chemical behaviour
Behaviour at elevated temperatures 32
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Solvay
Fluor
,
,Solvay Fluor GmbH
Contents
SF6 – a gas Behaviour under the influence
with unusual of electrical discharges 32
properties 5 Corrosion characteristics of SF6
and its decomposition products 32
Areas of application for
Measures for the removal of
sulphur hexafluoride corrosive constituents 33
Electrical engineering 6
Toxicity
High-voltage switchgear
and switching stations 7 New SF6 34
SF6 for the Itaipú Contamined SF6 34
hydroelectric powerstation 10
SF6 handling procedures
Gas insulated transmission line (GIL) 11
Filling an enclosed system 35
Medium-voltage switchgear 12
Temporary storage during
High-voltage cables 13 service and maintenace 36
Transformers 13 Handling of SF6 service equipment 36
Other high-voltage applications 14 Safety instructions 37
SF6 for the Vivitron accelerator 15
Specifications 39
SF6 in magnesium and aluminium
foundry technology 16 Packaging for new SF6
according to IEC 376 40
SF6 as a process gas in
semiconductor industry 17
The Responsible Care
Other areas of application 18 Programme for SF6 42
Electrical properties Transport of
Electron affinity 19 used SF6 43
Dielectric constants 19
Life cycle assessment
Dielectric strength 20 studies
Arc-quenching capacity 22 for the use of SF6 in high- and
medium-voltage applications 44
Loss factor 22
Product stewardship
Other physical
for SF6 47
properties
Mechanical and caloric data 24 Fluorine compounds
Solubility 25
from Solvay Fluor 48
Specific heat (cp) 25 Your Solvay contact 49
Vapour pressure 25
Mollier, lg p, h-Diagram for SF6 27 Bibliography 50
Pressure in the SF6 tank as a
function of temperature and density 28
Further publications
about SF6 by Solvay Fluor 50
Optical properties 31
Chemical behaviour
Behaviour at elevated temperatures 32
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