Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends

Polymers have always been used as insulators in high voltage industry. Polyethylene and polypropylene are widely used due to their suitability of mechanical and electrical properties to be used as insulators. The purpose of this study was to investigate the breakdown properties of polypropylene and...

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Main Author:	Tiong, Nathanael Yong Sing
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93111/1/TiongYongSingMSKE2020.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.931112021-11-07T06:00:44Z Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends 2020 Tiong, Nathanael Yong Sing TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Polymers have always been used as insulators in high voltage industry. Polyethylene and polypropylene are widely used due to their suitability of mechanical and electrical properties to be used as insulators. The purpose of this study was to investigate the breakdown properties of polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends. In this project, five different compositions of thermoplastic polymer blends composed of polypropylene (PP) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) were formulated through melt blending method. The breakdown strength of polymer blends with the composition of 100% PP, 80% PP and 20% LLDPE, 50% PP and 50% LLDPE, 20% PP and 80% LLDPE and 100% LLDPE was investigated and analyzed. The results obtained were analysed using Weibull software. The results indicated that the use of appropriate PP and LLDPE blends had enhance their breakdown performances. These improvements showed the potential of the blends to be used as power cable insulators. 2020 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93111/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93111/1/TiongYongSingMSKE2020.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:135899 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Engineering - School of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering - School of Electrical Engineering
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description	Polymers have always been used as insulators in high voltage industry. Polyethylene and polypropylene are widely used due to their suitability of mechanical and electrical properties to be used as insulators. The purpose of this study was to investigate the breakdown properties of polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends. In this project, five different compositions of thermoplastic polymer blends composed of polypropylene (PP) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) were formulated through melt blending method. The breakdown strength of polymer blends with the composition of 100% PP, 80% PP and 20% LLDPE, 50% PP and 50% LLDPE, 20% PP and 80% LLDPE and 100% LLDPE was investigated and analyzed. The results obtained were analysed using Weibull software. The results indicated that the use of appropriate PP and LLDPE blends had enhance their breakdown performances. These improvements showed the potential of the blends to be used as power cable insulators.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Tiong, Nathanael Yong Sing
author_facet	Tiong, Nathanael Yong Sing
author_sort	Tiong, Nathanael Yong Sing
title	Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends
title_short	Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends
title_full	Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends
title_fullStr	Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends
title_full_unstemmed	Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends
title_sort	breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends
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Breakdown properties of thermoplastic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene blends

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