Comparative Fire Risk Study of PCB Transformers
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Risk Analysis
- Vol. 6 (4) , 477-488
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1986.tb00959.x
Abstract
A risk assessment comparing the acute effects of mineral oil and PCB‐askarel dielectric fluids in two transformer sites was performed. The first site has the installation characteristics for a PCB‐askarel‐filled transformer with sprinkler fire protection. A risk comparison is made between two types of transformers (PCB‐askarel‐filled and mineral oil‐filled) for this site. The second site (a vault) has the installation characteristics for a mineral oil‐filled transformer, and a risk comparison is made in a fashion similar to the first site. Risk is expressed in terms of frequencies of one or more acute injuries or fatalities per transformer year.Keywords
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