To investigate the thermal ageing mechanism of dry air core reactor encapsulated insulating materials at the molecular level, this study conducted 336-hour accelerated thermal ageing tests on epoxy/glass fiber composites at 180℃. The evolutionary characteristics of functional groups, molecular chain segment motions, activation energies, and AC electric strength of the epoxy/glass fiber composites after ageing were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, dielectric spectroscopy, and AC electric strength test. The effect of the decrease in activation energy caused by the changes in chemical structure and the evolution of molecular chain segment movement properties during ageing on the AC electric strength was investigated. The results show that a lot of carbonyl groups and small molecular chains dominated by ester and ketone groups generate during the ageing process. These small molecule chains and polar groups greatly increase the free volume and the number of free electrons inside the epoxy matrix, so that the chain segment movement is gradually enhanced and the activation energy is reduced, which ultimately leads to a significant reduction in insulation capacity.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |