Re: Mineral Oil Source

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Mineral Oil Source
From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:11:54 -0600
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

Temperatures that high would degrade the oil. I'd use a temperature more
like 100C and pull a vacuum on it to dry it.  Or, and this is probably
easier, get some silica gel or other dessicant and mix it in with the oil.
Then strain/filter the silica gel out. Either way, it is going to take more
than a few minutes to remove the few ppm of water.

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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Mineral Oil Source
> Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 9:37 AM
> 
> Original Poster: Wells Campbell <wellscampbell-at-erols-dot-com> 
> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> > 
> > Original Poster: NickandSim-at-aol-dot-com
> > 
> > Hi All,
> >          If its food grade there may be a small amount of water in it. 
Water
> > severley
> > degrades the dielectric properties of mineral oil, 1 part in 10000 will
have
> > the breakdown voltage.
> > 
> > Nick Field
> 
> 
> 
> Question: would a few minutes at 350-375 degrees (carefully) remove the
> water from the oil?
> 
> Wells
>