Experiments show the efficiency of a direct mechanical explosion and fire prevention strategy method. By: Guillaume Perigaud, Sébastien Muller, Gaà«l de Bressy, Ryan Brady and Philippe Magnier, ...

A tank exploded at Hunterdon Transformer in Alpha this morning, sparking a fire and causing at least one injury, according to emergency scanner reports. The incident occurred at 9:42 this morning at ...

An OIP bushing failure on the 400-kV, 100-MVAR reactor caused this reactor fire. A large percentage of the power transformers in commission contain large quantities of mineral oil. While the ...

Technology used in the crumple zones of cars can avert serious explosions in transformers, believe researchers. Large oil filled transformers are found in all power and switching stations, as well as ...

An internal fault can be violent enough to blow the lid off a transformer. Catastrophic failure of an overhead transformer is a rare occurrence, but it does happen. Electrical systems are designed so ...