SHX - SF6 Recovery Unit
- Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) is a compound that has a unique combination of properties, such as:
- Chemical Inertness
- Thermal Stability
- Non-Toxicity
- Excellent Heat Transfer
- Non-Flammability
- High Dielectric Strenght
- Non-Corrosive
- Ability to Regenerate
- Magnesium Casting
- Aluminum Degassing
- Leak Detection
- Electrical Components
- Particle Accelerators
In the electrical industry the gas is used primarily in circuit breakers, puffer breakers (where SF6 used in place of air, oil or vacuum), switches and gas Insulated transmission lines
SF6 does have a number of disadvantages that are becoming more and more critical to an environmentally-aware population.
Sulphur Hexaflouride is considered to be a fully flourinated compound (FFC). Since FFC’s have atmospheric lifetimes of up to 50,000 Years, these potent greenhouse gases could contribute significantly and, essentially, permanently to global warming if emissions continue to grow. If CO2 has a global warming potential of 1, then SF6has a global warming potential some 25,000 times higher.
- The SHF-series of SF6 recovery units is designed to minimise the impact of these means of the following:
- Greenhouse gas reduction - through transfer of the SF6 from its current housing to onboard or external storage cylinders the gas does not need to be vented into the atmosphere
- By-product removal - by use of suitably designed filters and scrubbers its is possible to remove hazardous contaminants from the SF6 gas.
- Cost reduction - by use of suitably designed filters and scrubbers its is possible to remove hazardous contaminants from the SF6 gas.
