| Definition of 'paraffine wax' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. paraffine wax
A hydro-carbon composed principally of mixtures of the higher members of the paraffine series C n H2 n + 2. It is made from cannel coal, coal tar, or petroleum by distillation. It is an insulator. Its resistance at 46° C. (114.8° F.) per centimeter cube is 3.4E16 ohms, or about the highest resistance known.
Its specific inductive capacity (for milky wax) is 2.47 (Schiller). For clear wax it is given as follows by different authorities: 1.92 Ayrton. 1.96 Wüllner. 1.977 Gibson & Barclay. 2.32 Baltzmann.
It is extensively used in condensers and other electric apparatus as a dielectric and insulator.
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