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10、International Electrotechnical Commission 2 TS 62073 IEC:2003(E)CONTENTSFOREWORD.4INTRODUCTION.61Scope and object.72Terms and definitions.73Methods for measurement of wetting properties.94Method A Contact angle method.104.1General.104.2Equipment.104.3Measurement procedure.104.4Evaluation.115Method B
11、 Surface tension method.115.1General.115.2Safety precautions.125.3Equipment and reagents.125.4Measurement procedure.125.5Evaluation.136Method C The spray method.136.1General.136.2Equipment.136.3Measurement procedure.136.4Evaluation.147Documentation.15Annex A(normative)Guidelines regarding the applic
12、ability and comments on thelimitations of the different methods described in this technical specification.16Annex B(normative)Method A Contact angle method.18Annex C(normative)Method B Surface tension method.19Annex D(normative)Method C Spray method.21Figure 1 Definition of the static contact angle.
13、8Figure 2 Definition of the advancing angle(a)and the receding angle(r)inside a liquid drop resting on an inclined solid surface.9Figure 3 Measurements of the advancing angle(a)and the receding angle(r)by adding or withdrawing water from a droplet.11Figure B.1 Measurement of the advancing angle(a)an
14、d the receding angle(r)by using the captive bubble technique.18TS 62073 IEC:2003(E)3 Table 1 Criteria for the determination of wettability class(WC).14Table C.1 Concentrations of ethylene-glycol-monoethyl-ether(cellosolve),formamidemixtures used in measuring surface tension of insulator surfaces in
15、the range 30 mN/mto 56 mN/m(T=20 C).19Table C.2 Concentrations of distilled water and formamide mixture used in measuringsurface tension of insulator surfaces in the range 58 mN/m to 73 mN/m(T=20 C).20Table C.3 Concentrations of distilled water and sodium chloride in mixtures usedin measuring surfac
16、e tension of insulator surfaces in the range 73 mN/m to 82 mN/m(T=20 C).20 4 TS 62073 IEC:2003(E)INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION_GUIDANCE ON THE MEASUREMENT OF WETTABILITYOF INSULATOR SURFACESFOREWORD1)The IEC(International Electrotechnical Commission)is a worldwide organization for standardization comprisingall national electrotechnical committees(IEC National Committees).The object of the IEC is to promoteinternational co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the e
