_ oe 1S: 10810 (Part 33-1984 UOC corsisznrerezotes19 (Third Reprint APRIL. 2001 ) (Reatimed 1996) Indian Standard a METHODS OF TEST FOR CABLES PART 33 WATER ABSORPTION TEST (GRAVIMETRIC) 3; Scape — Covers the test procedure for determination of water absorbed by insulation or sheath of electric cables. Jom eanificance — This test is done to ascertain the quantity of water absorbed when the insula- ton or sheath of cable laid underground comes into contact with water or moletare” & Terminology — The water absorption is expressed in terms of milligrams of water absorbed. 4. Apparatus 4.1 Thermostatically Controlled Oven 4.2 Balance — Accuracy 0-1 mg. 4.3 Desiccator 5. Material 5.1 Distilled Water 8.2 Callum Chloride 5.8 Clean Dry Cloth or Filter Paper 6. Test Specimen fan cr apagimen shall have a surface area of 50 2 1 mm? and shall be machined from tho insula- serneth eae lnder test, The thickness of the specimen shall be the thickness of the ioe noes gurface shall be smooth and care shall be taken not to. overioct cr fe to damage the specimen during the machining operation. 6.2 Number of Specimens — Tht 7, Conditioning — The specimens shall be dried in an oven for 24 + 1 hour at 70 2°C, under wijaateesae Mut! Pressure close to 1 mbar ). After this treatment the specimen shali'be coin ot a desiccator. Grane Care 7; Dried, sPecimens after conditioning shall. be weighed to the nearest o+ milli- Rrapelatiry, Presutea aaen.be placed in a\container of ‘distilled water ‘maintained sa oo ort fia aren with ern, shall be taken to prevent specimens from making contact over ary soho ee te crea with one another or with the container. After specified period theyratai ba eee from shall be reweianest ace, Mater removed with a clean dry cloth or with filer paper’ The toeen tom Shall be reweighed within one minute of taking them from the water ('W.), In individual stand 3. ETDC 59 / PI Ret : Doe: ETDC 59 (2240)) for Methods of Tests for Ci ~ g 8 £ é i i i u i é 2 calculated and reported in terms of water absorbed by total surface area of they spociniey 8. Tabulation of Obs. Ma 7 Specimen Initial Weight of the Weight of the Specimen After No. Specimen (Ws) Immersion in Wier (Ws) mg mg i ze 3 © August 1095, gis ort BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 1100021S: 10810 (Part 33 )- 1984 10. Calculation Water absorbed, mg = Ws—W: where, Wi = in weight of the specimen, and Wa = weight of the specimen after immersion in water. Average water absorbed — 2(Ws—Wi) 11. Report 11.1 Water Absorption Test ( Gravimetric) Cable Type Batch No./Lot No. Cable No.[Drum No. Date of Testing 11.2 Results Reference specification Specimen No. 8 Weight of Water Absorbed, mg “Observed Specified” 11.3 Conclusion — The specimen meets|does not meet the requirements of specification. Reprography Uni, BI