Abstract
Cellulosic insulating paper is the essential component of the insulation in power transformers. Under the thermal stress inside the transformer, the cellulosic insulating paper degrades and generates formic acid. Meanwhile, the presence of formic acid further accelerates the aging process of cellulosic insulating paper. This study takes the cellulose molecule composed of D-glucose as the research object. The ReaxFF reactive force field is applied to simulate the high-temperature thermal aging process of cellulosic insulating paper. During pyrolysis process, the number of formic acid molecules presents short-term fluctuations and continuous increases. Though simulation, the main reaction pathways of cellulose pyrolysis to generate formic acid are obtained. In addition, an accelerated thermal aging experiment of oil-paper insulation is designed. The formic acid in the experimental samples is detected by the silanization derivatization method. Through the combination of simulation and experimental results, the feasibility of formic acid as an aging indicator for cellulosic insulating paper is further demonstrated.
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