Oil Information

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• Subject: Oil Information
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• Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 07:03:26 -0500
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From:  Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent:  Friday, April 17, 1998 9:58 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Oil Information



> From:  Dale McLane [SMTP:Dale.McLane-at-epa.state.oh.us]
> Subject:  Oil Information
:
> 
> Are the terms mineral oil and paraffin oil the same?
Yes... Paraffin refers to the crude oil base. Paraffin is generically a
long chain of carbons with hydrogens hanging off of it (i.e. an alkane).
> 
> I have 5 gallons of vaccume pump oil which, accroding to the MSDS sheet,
is a highly refined paraffin oil.  I would like to utilize this material
for some homemade poly caps.
> 
> Does anyone have some information/dielectric constant values for these
materials?

Look at http://home.earthlink-dot-net/~jimlux/hv/insulliq.htm

 

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