Electrical Insulation
Its Application to Shipboard Electrical Equipment

by Graham Lee Moses
Manager, Insulation Development Section, Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Stated First Edition
Published by McGraw Hill Book Company
Copyright 1951

Hardcover, 259 pages including index.


Preface states, "This manual necessarily includes much information supplied by the U.S. Navy as well as by many industrial organizations and individuals."

There is a list of contributors, including, Allis-Chalmers, Anaconda Wire and Cable Company, Bentley Harris Manufacturing Company, Continental-Diamond Fibre Company, Cutler-Hammer Inc, Crocker-Wheeler Electric, Dow Corning, Electric Machinery Manufacturing Company, Electroc Dynamic Works of the ELectric Boat Co, Elliott Company, Fairbanks Morse & Company, General Electric Company, Irvington Varnish & Insulator Company, Leese-Neville Company, Mica Insulator Company, Mitchell-Rand Companies, National Electric Coil Company, National Vulcanized Fibre Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp, The Acme Wire Company, The Formica Insulation Company, The National Varnished Products Corp, The Okonite Company, The Reliance Electric & Engineering Company, Trumbull Electric Manufacturing Company, U.S. Navy Department, Bureau of Ships, Varflex Corp, Wagner Electric Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corp.

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EXTENSIVE ASBESTOS INFORMATION,
here's some of what this book says:

Chrysotile & Amphibole asbestos are described. Physical & Chemical properties, and uses of each type of asbestos are described.

Differences between Chrysotile asbestos from Canada, Africa, and that from Arizona are described.

".... Two varieties of this asbestos paper are available under the trade names Terratex and Quinterra.  This insulation is primarily useful for wire covering and as insulation between turns or strands where low-voltage gradients exist."


Asbestos Insulation Products

Section discusses Asbestos fabrics, Asbestos paper, Asbestos cloth, Asbestos-fabric tape, Asbestos twine, and Asbestos Millboard.

Applications of Asbestos paper are described.

The type of Asbestos fabric tapes that are available are described, including information on the percentage of cotton in them.


Cloth Insulation

There is a section entitled "Insulation, Electrical, Asbestos Fiber, Untreated, MIL-I-3053, Insulation Class C" which has information on classes, types, forms, and grades of asbestos.

There are also other sections on Treated Asbestos Cloth and Untreated Asbestos Sleeving.


Magnet Wire and Insulation

Table entitled, "Industry Standard Abbreviations - Magnet-Wire Symbols" Lists Asbestos Covered, Single Asbestos , and Single Asbestos Varnish.

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The following tables list Asbestos insulation in them:

Fig. 3-1 General Application of Insulation to D-C Motor Armatures with Random Windings _

Fig 3-2 General Application of Insulation to A-C Induction Motor Stators with Random Windings _

Fig 3-3 General Application of Insulation to D-C Motor and Generator Armatures with Formed Preinsulated Coils

Fig. 3-4 General Application of Insulation to A-C Motor and Generator Armatures with Formed Preinsulated Coils

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Appendix 1: Electrical Insulating Materials - Description and Stock List

"This appendix lists available Navy insulating materials and gives general identifying information."

This appendix includes information  on Asbestos Fabric (Untreated), Asbestos Tape (Untreated), Asbestos Braided Sleeving (Untreated).

[SCAN of a sample page from Appendix 1 is below.]


Appendix II: Electrical Insulating Materials - Properties and Test Information

Asbestos Fabric Cloth, Untreated
Asbestos Tape, Untreated
Asbestos Braided Sleeving, Untreated


BOOK CONDITION: Acceptable. Covers soiled, and book edges are worn and a bit frayed.  Binding is good.  Pages are mostly clean, although there are a few brown spots.  There is a chart taped to the inside back cover, and the tape has caused some browning of endpapers. This book is signed and dated by author on front endpaper.
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Its Application to Shipboard Electrical Equipment
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