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What should be the temperature of the oil heaters during degassing/dehydration in the vacuum purification process? The oil is mineral.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:58 pm by Olivia Baker
For mineral transformer oil in a vacuum dehydration/degassing unit, heater setpoints are usually kept in a moderate band: enough to drop viscosity and speed mass transfer, but not so high that you accelerate oxidation or “stray gassing.” Many service practices run around 60-70 °C for efficient vacuum drying/degassing, while CIGRE guidance also notes that oil treatment can be effective even at ~40-50 °C if the vacuum and process are set correctly. In the field, a common rule is don’t push much above ~65 °C unless you have a specific reason and tight control, because higher temperature increases aging rate.