Development of Electrical Porcelain Insulators using Locally Sourced Raw Material in Bauchi State

Munai Danladi Musa, Haruna Ya'u Shuaibu, Danjuma Shafiu

Abstract


This paper outlines the characteristics of three different compositions of electrical porcelain insulators using locally available raw materials fond in Bauchi state. Physical analysis was carried out to test the plasticity, compressive strength, shrinkage rate of the samples, with both drying shrinkage rate of the samples. Three set of samples were prepared as; Sample A (contains ball clay 15%, kaolin 33% feldspar 32% quartz 20%), Sample B (contains ball clay 15%, kaolin 30%, feldspar 30%, and quartz 25%) and Sample C (contains ball clay 10%, kaolin 40%, feldspar 35%, and quartz 15%). The results revealed that the firing shrinkage ranges between 1.6% and 4%, and the water absorption ranges between 10% and 11 %. The compressive strength has a value ranging between 11.1% and 30.3%. Based on the simulation results obtained, all the three samples exhibited excellent insulation properties. The results indicated that the samples used can be used as alternative raw material for the production of porcelain insulators for electricity transmission and distribution. 


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