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Lubricating, motor, gear, generator thrust

bearing, hydraulic, cooling and cable oils are
also good applications. Some of these oils do
have higher viscosities than regular transformer
mineral oils. In these instances, adequate flow
rates to the sensor are very important for the
sensor to have 100% response so placement of
the sensor in the flow circuit is very important.

The major consideration for the liquids

mentioned in this application note including very
aged transformer oil can have very different

DOMINO Application
water solubility characteristics and is not based
on viscosity but the chemical makeup of the
liquid itself.
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The reason that solubility algorithms are
necessary is that the DOMINO measures
Water Solubility Algorithms relative saturation and temperature and then
converts that information to water concentration
The use of DOMINO to monitor the water in ppm (mg/mg) using an algorithm. The
content of transformer mineral oils has gained measurement of relative saturation and
worldwide acceptance. Because of the superior temperature is accurate regardless of the liquid
performance of the instrument and the support type or the condition of the liquid. Thus ppm is
that Doble has provided over the years along not a directly measured value but a calculated
with our technical knowledge, our customers one.
have approached us concerning using the
DOMINO for determination of water content in Doble’s algorithms to convert temperature and
other liquids as well and not necessarily relative saturation to water concentration in
insulating liquids. terms of ppm (mg/kg) are based on the following
equation.
Developing water solubility algorithms for many
hydrocarbon based liquids is usually not an Log So = Coefficient A/K + Coefficient B
issue but other chemicals can pose an issue and
might even work at all in the DOMINO sensing Where:
environment. There are some applications of So is the solubility of water in a liquid
which we are currently aware that are not good K is the temperature in Kelvin (K = °C + 273) at
applications for DOMINO. which the measurement was taken

The sensor should never be used in fully This application note lists the values for the
fluorinated or chlorinated liquids and phosphate slope and y-intercept that have been determined
based liquids. by the Doble Insulating Materials Laboratory
according to the experiments as described in
Insulating liquids other than mineral based Application Bulletin 11.
products such as vegetable based oils, silicones
and alkyl benzenes are good applications for
DOMINO.

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Coefficients for Water Solubility Algorithms Hydraulic Oils
Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Insulating Oils Eastman Sydrol DRO TP -394 5.3417
Liquid Type– Mineral Oil Coeff. A Coeff, B Mobil Nuto H 32 -1115 6.3306
New mineral oil, average -1567 7.0895 Mobil Nuto H 46 -1353 7.0057
In-service oil < 0.15 mg -1567 7.0895 Mobil Univis Extra -1143 6.4573
KOH/g acid level, average ServoSyste 32 -1295 6.5614
Aged transformer oil, >0.15 -1276 6.2871 Shell Tellus Plus 32 -766 5.2965
mg KOH/g acid level, average
Shell Tellus Plus 46 -1025 6.0774
Beta fluid -1567 7.0895
Cross, CrossTrans 106 -1553 7.0222
Lubricating Oils
Cross, CrossTrans 206 -1879 8.0302
Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Imperial Univolt N36 -1539 6.9966 Mobil Teresstic N EP320 -503 4.0506
Lukeoil Russia -2040 8.4973 Mobil Terresstic N 220 -557 4.4227
R-Temp liquid -1567 7.0895 Mobil Terresstic N 320 -526 4.3785
Petro-Canada Luminol Tri -1827 7.8550 Shell Delima 220 -922 5.6349
Shell Diala S3 ZX-1G -2386 9.8157 Shell Omala S2 G220 -1000 5.4574
Shell Omala S2 G460 -915 5.3550
Liquid Type- Natural Esters Coeff. A Coeff, B
Natural esters, average -743 5.5199
Motor Oils
Biolectric Neugen Plus -679 5.3363 Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Canola Oil, Japan -547 4.7787 Valvoline 5W-40 -439 6.5871
Cargill Envirotemp FR3 -684 5.3318
Cargill BioTemp -802 5.7080 Paper Machine Oils
Biolectric Neugen Plus -679 5.3363 Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Ricinus (Castor) oil, Japan -661 5.9365 Mobil DTE PM 220 -1503 7.2162

Liquid Type- Silicones Coeff. A Coeff, B Refrigeration Oils

Dow Corning 560 -1187 6.2906 Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Atochem Planet 32W -654 5.3908
Liquid Type- Synthetics Coeff. A Coeff, B Sunisco #GS -2117 8.8777
Askarels -1312 6.4341 Sunisco 3GS-A -1231 6.0195
Arkema Jarylec C101D -1387 7.2966 Sunisco 4GS-A -1161 5.8520
Cargill Envirotemp 200 -689 5.5144 Uniqema Emkarate RL32- -515 5.0267
JX Nippon SAS-60E -1014 6.0928 3MAF
M&A Midel 7131 -622 5.3592 Uniqema Emkarate RL32H -611 5.4111
Neste 10X -1825 7.8085 Uniqema Emkarate RL68H -775 5.7917
Nisseki Faradol 810 -1093 6.4390
Transmission Oils
Cable Oils Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B Sunoco ATF Dexron II-E -627 5.4802
Dussek Campbell TC 2288/84 -1440 6.7271

Gear/Bearing Lubricating Oils Turbine Oils

Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
ExxonMobil SpecraSyn 2C -1169 5.7177 AeroShell Turbine 500 -1005 6.8186
Mobil SHC 630 -906 5.1246 Chevron GST 32 -1615 7.0361
Mobil Spartan EP 150 -879 5.1654 Mobil Teresso 32 -1027 5.4580
Mobil Spartan EP 220 -679 4.8951 Mobil Teresso 46 -1227 6.0590
Mobil Spartan EP 320 -741 4.5924 Petrolube KSA Turbine Oil -2505 10.2493
Shell Morlina S3 BA 220 -909 5.1565 Shell Tubo CC 46 -879 5.0391
Shell Turbo T32 -1505 6.7915
Shell Turbo T68 -1429 6.5598

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Turbine Oils - continued Select the “Measuring” Menu by pressing the 
Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B button
Sunoco Sunvis 968 -1305 6.2760
Texaco Regal R&O 32 Select the “Oil Coefficients” Menu by pressing
-1445 6.5152
Texaco Regal R&O 68 -1074 5.4591 the  button

Vacuum Pump Silicones

Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Dow Corning 704 -1403 6.1085
Dow Corning 705 -1302 6.1110

Various Use Oils

Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B
Indopol H-15 polybutene -1615 7.0361
Once selected the following screen will appear
Various Chemicals
Liquid Type Coeff. A Coeff, B OIL COEFFICIENTS
Ethyl acetate -657 6.3063 A: -1567.00
Hexadecane -1778 7.7602 B: 7.0895

Changing the Constants in DOMINO: SET EXIT

The slope and y-intercept values can be
changed by using the keypad on the DOMINO. To change the coefficients from transformer oil
You can change settings and select functions in to a new oil type both the A and B coefficients
the menus. have to be changed. To select either A or B
coefficient use the up  and down  arrows to
Open the MAIN MENU by pressing any of the highlight the desired coefficient. In the screen
arrow buttons in the basic (numeric) display shot above the A coefficient is highlighted.
mode.
To change the A coefficient press the keypad
button directly below “SET”. Then use the side
arrow buttons () to move from one number
to another and the up and down arrow buttons
() to change the numbers. In this example,
the A coefficient needs to be set to –281.

OIL COEFFICIENTS
A: -281.00
B: 7.0895

SET EXIT
Move to the “Measuring” Menu by pressing the
 button
Once the A coefficient has been changed, press
the button directly below the “OK”. This will
save your change. The “OIL COEFFICENT”
menu will then re-appear.
Use the down arrow button () to select the B
coefficient and then perform the same tasks to
change the B coefficient to 5.0375 (for this
example) as was performed for coefficient A.

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 OIL COEFFICIENTS
A: -1570.00
B: 5.0375

SET EXIT

To return to the Main Screen, press the button

below “EXIT”. The change will take effect
immediately and there is no need to cycle the
power on the unit.

For more information, contact:

[email protected]

Doble Engineering Company

Product Family: DOMINO
85 Walnut Street
Watertown, MA 02472 USA
Tel: +1-617-393-4900 Fax: +1-617-926-0528
www.doble.com

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