Ester Fluids Testing
STATE-OF-THE-ART TESTING FACILITIES FOR
Insulating Oil Testing
Rajasthan Test and Research Centre (RTRC) is NABL Accredited Insulating Oil Testing Laboratory offering Complete Testing Facilities for Insulating Oils as per IS 335:2018/IS 1866:2017/IEC 60422:2013 in accordance with several national and international standards in Delhi, Haryana, India, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE, Doha Qatar, Kuwait, Switzerland, Thailand, South Africa, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, USA etc.
List of Testing Facilities
COMPLETE TESTING FACILITIES FOR NATURAL ESTER FLUIDS IN TRANSFORMERS AS PER IS 16899 AND
IEEE Std C57.147TM
| S. No. | SPECIFIC TEST PERFORMED | TEST METHOD |
| 1 | Viscosity | IS:1448(Part 25/sec 1):2018 ISO: 3104:2020 |
| 2 | Pour point | IS:1448(Part 10/sec 2):2021 ISO: 3016:2019 ASTM D97-17b |
| 3 | Water Content | IEC:60814: 1997 IS 13567:2018 |
| 4 | Breakdown Voltage | IS 6792:2017 IEC 60156:2018 |
| 5 | Density | IS:1448(Part 16):2019 ISO 3675:1998 |
| 6 | Dielectric dissipation factor (DDF) | IS: 6262:2021, IS 16086:2013(RA 2018) IEC: 61620:1998 |
| 7 | Particle Content | IS 13236:2018 IEC:60970: 2007 |
| 8 | Acidity | IEC:62021-1:2003 |
| 9 | Interfacial Tension (IFT) | ASTM D971:2020 |
| 10 | Total Sulphur content | ISO: 14596:2007 ASTM D4294:2021 ASTM D129:2018 |
| 11 | Corrosive Sulphur Test | DIN: 51353:2021 ASTM D1275-15 |
| 12 | Potentially corrosive Sulphur | IS: 16310:2017 IEC: 62535:2008 |
| 13 | DBDS | IS:16497(Part 1)2017 IEC:62697-1:2012 |
| 14 | Inhibitors | IS: 13631:2017 IEC: 60666:2010 |
| 15 | Metal Passivator additives | IS 13631:2017 IEC: 60666:2010 |
| 16 | 2-Furfuryl Alcohal(2- Furfural and related compound content) | IS: 15668:2021 IEC: 61198:1993 |
| 17 | 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-Furfural(2-Furfural and related compound content) | IS: 15668:2021 IEC: 61198:1993 |
| 18 | 2-Furfural (2-Furfural and related compound content) | IS: 15668:2021 IEC: 61198:1993 |
| 19 | 5-Methyl-2-Furfural (2- Furfural and related compound content) | IS: 15668:2021 IEC: 61198:1993 |
| 20 | Total acidity After oxidation stability | IS:12422:2017 IEC: 61125:2018 |
| 21 | Sludge After oxidation stability | IS:12422:2017 IEC: 61125:2018 |
| 22 | DDF at 90°C After oxidation stability | As per 1.9.6 of IS:12422:2017 ,IEC: 61125:2018 |
| 23 | Gassing Tendency | IEC: 60628:1985 |
| 24 | Flash Point | IS:1448(Part 21):2019 ISO: 2719:2016 |
| 25 | PCA Content | IP: 346:2004 IS: 16082:2013 IEC: 61619:1997 |
| 26 | Color | ISO: 2049:1996 |
| 27 | Dielectric breakdown voltage | ASTM D1816-12 |
| 28 | Dielectric breakdown voltage, impulse conditions | ASTM D3300-20 |
| 29 | AC loss characteristics—dissipation factor and relative permittivity | ASTM D924 -15 |
| 30 | Kinematic viscosity | ASTM D445-21e2 |
| 31 | Flash point and fire point—Cleveland Open Cup Method | ASTM D92-18 |
| 32 | Relative density(specific gravity) | ASTM D1298-12b |
| 33 | Volume resistivity secific resistance) | ASTM D1169-19a |
| 34 | Water content—Karl Fischer Method | ASTM D1533-2020 |
| 35 | Visual examination field test and color) | ASTM D1500-12 ASTM D1524-2022 |
| 36 | Gassing of insulating oils under electrical stress and ionization | ASTM D2300-08 (Reapproved 2017) |
| 37 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | ASTM D4059-00 (Reapproved 2018) |
| 38 | Dielectric dissipation factor (DDF) and resistivity | IEC: 60247: 2004 |
| 39 | Acid Number (Neutralization Number) | ASTM D664-18 |
| 40 | Acid and Base Number by Color indicator Titration | ASTM D974-2021 |
| 41 | Dissolved Gas Analysis (Hydrogen,Oxygen,Nitrogen, Carbon Monooxide,Carbon Dioxide,Methane, Ethane,Ethylene,Acetylene) | ASTM D3612-02 (Reapproved 2017) |
Rajasthan Test and Research Centre
Plot No. 296, Sector-7, IMT Manesar,
Distt. Gurugram (Haryana) – 122050.
INDIA
Distt. Gurugram (Haryana) – 122050.
INDIA