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This is rare and unique guide book to develop a prototype of mineral insulated cable. Mineral Insulated (MI) cable is a variant of electrical cable of metallic sheath and mineral insulation between the conductors. The requirement of MI cable is growing day by day because it is the only alternative in high temperature applications, mainly in Nuclear Reactors, Fire Alarm Systems, Thermocouples, Oil Refineries, Furnaces, Heaters, Power Station etc. Normally the core temperature of Breeder reactors will be in the range of 400°C to 500°C. The signal transmission of neutronic sensor is impossible without MI cable. Normally, magnesium oxide (MgO) is used as insulation to separate the conductors as well as to insulate between the conductor and the outer sheath. We have used copper conductor and copper sheath because copper has a pure anti-ferromagnetic property thereby resulting in negligible electromagnetic interference during signal transmission. For the insulation, we have used MgO due to its superior dielectric withstandability and high temperature tolerance even though it is highly hygroscopic. During the selection of dielectrics, electrical resistivity of the insulation was studied at operating temperature with specified density. High electrical resistivity infers better insulation resistance. So thermal conductivity of the insulation was also taken as an important criteria during insulation selection. This book will provide step by step guide to make a prototype of MI Cable.
Sitangshu Sekhar Biswas, Baibhab Ganguly, Indrashish Gupta, Shreyoshi Barua, Sneham Das, Nandini Kothari
S.S.Biswas born in a small village of north 24 parganas district of west Bengal, today it’s a small municipal town situated 55km away from Calcutta airport. He had grown in a small conservative, orthodox Bengali Hindu family, he was fully motivated by his parents, brother and fore mostly by his parental grandmother who is no more. His parents and grandmother were fully fascinated towards education and Bengali culture. The Habit of writing and interest towards literature were inherited from his parent. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (formerly Bengal Engineering College), PG Diploma in Medical Radiography and Imaging Technology, MBA in System and M.Tech in Power Electronics and Drives, presently he is pursuing his PhD. He joined a reputed multinational software company just after completion of degree, later quit from there and now he is a nuclear scientist. He is qualified in Level-II Ultrasonic NDT technique, trained in “Design for Additive Manufacturing” and Life member of Institute of Engineers (India), Instrument Society of India & International Association of Engineers. During his industrial carrier, few of the important activities are design of large electrical machine and power converters, analysis in Finite Element Modelling, CFD etc. His main area of interest is Induction motor control. He is already author of three technical book, two poetry book and several national/ international papers. He has habit of singing, cooking, writing, teaching to share knowledge among all so that technology could be brought to common people by crossing socio-economical barrier for mankind.
