Silica gel is used in breather transformers for controlling the level of moisture and prevents it from entering the equipment. Here, as the silica gel bed acts as a drying agent for the transformer insulation oil, it traps the moisture from the air released as a result of the transformer breathing. Silica gel blue and orange are the best choices for this purpose. Silica gel blue is available in beads or granules form and is of light pink colour when fully absorbing moisture while silica gel ...Read more

Silica gel is used in breather transformers for controlling the level of moisture and prevents it from entering the equipment. Here, as the silica gel bed acts as a drying agent for the transformer insulation oil, it traps the moisture from the air released as a result of the transformer breathing. Silica gel blue and orange are the best choices for this purpose. Silica gel blue is available in beads or granules form and is of light pink colour when fully absorbing moisture while silica gel orange beads are also used for effective moisture drying in breather transformer applications , When it comes in contact with moisture its colour gradually changes from dark blue to light blue and then finally pink and hence indicates the absorption of moisture.