US3625878A - Oxidation-resistant mineral oil - Google Patents

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US3625878A
US3625878A US885970A US3625878DA US3625878A US 3625878 A US3625878 A US 3625878A US 885970 A US885970 A US 885970A US 3625878D A US3625878D A US 3625878DA US 3625878 A US3625878 A US 3625878A
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Henri Gourlaouen
Christian Jahan
Robert Muths
Jean Taillardat
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B3/00Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties
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  • a stable mineral oil composition comprises a base mineral oil to which has been added a synergistically acting mixture of heavy cycle gas oil and coal oil obtained from the distillation of coal tars. Preferably, at least one of the components of the composition has been subjected to mild hydrogenation.
  • the present invention relates to mineral oils which are resistant to oxidation, and to a process for making such mineral oils, and in particular, although not exclusively.
  • the invention relates to such mineral oils which contain a significant proportion of aromatic compounds, which thereby gives them a high degree of utility as electrical oils.
  • insulating oils have to perform very long-term service in electrical apparatus. 1t is therefore particularly important that these oils should withstand oxidation well.
  • the oils prepared by the usual refining processes withstand oxidation better the closertheir content of aromatic compounds is to an optimum value, which is relatively low.
  • the insulating oils which, in modern electrical apparatus, are subjected to ever higher electrical fields must not only possess exceptional stability, but also have the property of dissolving any gases which may be liberated and form dangerous pockets in high-tension apparatus. This latter requirement is at present incompatible with the previous one, since the oils absorb the liberated gases better the more aromatic they are.
  • Heavy cycle gas oil is a'distillation fraction of heavy products that are formed, at the same time as light products, in cracking operations, such as catalytic cracking operations, for instance.
  • oils to which the H.C.G.O. is added are usually mineral oils prepared by refining petroleum distillates or deasphalted residues according to processes comprising various treatments, the most usual of which are treatment by a selective solvent such as phenol or furfural to remove at least some of the aromatic compounds, dewaxing, treatment by sulfuric acid or oleum, treatment by an activated earth and for hydrogenation.
  • the refining process is selected according to the nature of the crude and in accordance with the uses to which the oil is to be put, as required.
  • the H.C.G.O. is very rich in aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds.
  • To the mineral oils are added about 4 percent by weight of H.C.G.O.
  • the aromatic character of the oil is thus enhanced, but the benefits of this increase in aromaticity are limited, for beyond the proportion of 4 percent, which corresponds to an optimum, the incorporation of an additional quantity of H.C.G.O. does not favorably influence the stability of the resulting oil blend.
  • the present invention therefore makes it possible to prepare mineral oils having both excellent resistance to oxidation and an aromatic character, two properties which, according to the previous proposals, were incompatible.
  • the process of the invention comprises adding to a mineral oil, for preference during refining, between 2 and 50 percent, or more particularly, between 3.5 and 25 percent by weight of heavy cycle gas oil, and between 0.1 and 5 percent or more particularly, between 0.2 and 1 percent coal oil as it is or modified by preliminary treatments.
  • the heavy cycle gas oil may have very variable characteristics according to the regulation of the cracking unit and the way in which it is separated by distilling from the other products derived from cracking. These characteristics are in general within the following limits:
  • the H.C.G.O. can be topped by distilling before being added to the base mineral oil. It is moreover advisable to dewax it before adding the base oil, if the final oil is required to have a cloud point (ASTM D 97.47) less than 5 C.
  • ASTM D 97.47 cloud point
  • H.C.G.O. whether or not dewaxed, before adding it to.the mineral base oil, to a suitable treatment, such as extraction by a selective solvent (phenol for instance) so as to obtain a yield of extract or to 95 percent, and better still from to percent.
  • a suitable treatment such as extraction by a selective solvent (phenol for instance) so as to obtain a yield of extract or to 95 percent, and better still from to percent.
  • coal oil anthracenic oil or chrysene oil
  • chrysene oil is obtained by distilling the tars derived from heat treatment of the coal, Its characteristics are generally within the following limits:
  • the coal oil may also undergo various classical treatments for purification before being added to the base mineral oil.
  • the H.C.G.O. and the coal oil may be added to the base oil to be improved, for preference before a finishing treatment with natural or activated earth, or better still with hydrogen.
  • the H.C.G.O., the coal oil, as they are or having undergone one or more of the treatments mentioned above, and the base oil to be improved are subjected separately, or mixed in pairs or all together, to a finishing treatment (with natural or activated earth. or better still hydrogen) before mixing them.
  • the treatment with hydrogen can take in the presence of a hydrotreatment catalyst under the following ranges of conditrons:
  • the hydrotreatment catalyst may be any catalyst suitable for mild hydrogenation-for example, oxides and/or sulfides of cobalt, molybdenum, nickel or tin, among others, and the catalyst may be disposed on a supporting material such as silica or alumina.
  • oils which meet different operational requirements in particular, it is possible to obtain exceptionally stable oils having an average aromatic character, or highly aromatic oils possessing sufficient stability.
  • the resistance to oxidation of the various oils thus prepared - was investigated the so-called BBC" (Brown Boveri Company) test which consists of heating to l C., 1,000 cc. oil in a copper pot in the presence of a cotton thread. After 72 hours and I68 hours, respectively, the NPA color (ASTM D 155) and the acid number (ASTM D 947) of the oil are determined, and also the quantity of deposits and the percentage of loss of resistance of the cotton thread. After I68 hours the dielectric losses are also measured and given as the tangent of the angle of loss of the tested oil.
  • BBC Brown Boveri Company
  • the ndM method is used (refractive index-density-molecular mass) giving the proportion ofaromatic carbon as a function of these three parameters.
  • the Brandes method furnishes the same results by infrared investigation. The absorption of liberated gas is found by the Pirelli method. This consists of measuring,
  • the oil C in accordance with the invention is charac- Pmpeny Amhmcenc 0 terized by exceptional stability. It is found that this oil is more stable than Otis B and G which contain respectively the op- Densily 0390 m8 timum quantity of H.C.G.O. by itself and the anthracenic oil sulmwm 3 0.54 by itself.
  • the oil G has the further drawback of being evil Nitrogen m 0. 8 smelling.
  • Flush lfuim'open Oil E which is also in accordance with the invention, has f j 'g $71? 2 96 2 both excellent stability and gas-absorbing properties.
  • Oil D pour'puimlc 45 has the same capacity for absorption but does not contain anthracenic oil and is less stable than Oil E.
  • oils K and M of the invention display exceptional gas-absorb- 10.
  • a method according to claim 1 which the base oil is a mg properties and excellent stabllities compared with the oils rafiinate derived from a solvent extraction process. J. d an clea y de ons ate the syne gistic interac- 11.
  • a stable mineral oil made by a process in accordance planation but in no way restrictively. Any useful modifications i h l i 1, may he made to it Without departing from its Scope as defined 13.
  • a stable mineral oil comprising a base oil of low arothe PP claims- I matic content, from 2 to 50 wt. percent of heavy cycle gas oil We Claim and 0.2 to 1.0 wt. percent of coal oil, the heavy cycle gas oil 1.
  • a method of making an oxygen stable oil composition having the f n i properties which comprises adding to a light straight run distillate oil from which the aromatics have been removed by solvent ex- Dusky 5C. M90 traction from 2 to 50 wt. percent of heavy cycle gas oil Viscosity ut91i.9C. 2 to a cat.
  • H.C.G.O. and from about 0.2 to 1.0 wt. percent of coal oil, n i Point 25 we the weight percentages being based on the weight of the base rung mm Hg) oil.
  • I 2. A method according to claim 1 m which the H.G.C.O. has and the coal 0 having the following properties: the following properties: 40 I Densit at 15 C. 1.00 to 1.20 3222;152:1 3, C. 22: Flash oint (open vessel) 120 to 200 C. 0 o Refractive Index at 60 C.
  • Heavy Cycle gas oil i a dewaxed Solvent extract f a topped been subjected to an acid treatment.
  • heavy cycle gas i] f ti A method according to claim 1 in which the 17.
  • a concentrate for stabilizing mineral oils to oxygen Density at 15C. 1.00 to 1.20 which consists essentially of about 28 to 99.8 wt. percent Flash point (open vessel) 120 to 200C. heavy cycle gas oil (H.C.G.O.) and 72 to 0.2 wt. percent coal Refractive lrldcx at 60 C. 1.63 to 1:87 on. 2: 1;? 0 1:02 19.
  • a method according to claim 8 in which the coal oil has coal oil, been selected from the anthracene oils known as pale at 5

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EP0756921A1 (de) * 1995-08-01 1997-02-05 Total Deutschland Gmbh Zubereitung auf der Basis eines speziellen Steinkohlenteeröls und einer Mineralölfraktion sowie deren Verwendung
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