Some properties of the cellulose of transformer insulation paper were investigated by comparison with those in non-aqueous environments via molecular dynamics simulation. The analysis for the end-to-end distance of a cellulose chain shows the influence of water to some extent. The end-to-end distance of the cellulose chain in aqueous environments gets longer than that in non-aqueous. The hydrogen bonds are confirmed by the analysis on the radial distribution function of oxygen atoms of the cellulose and hydrogen atoms of water. However
the hydrogen bonds between hydroxyl groups and between the oxygen atoms of indican bonds and the hydrogen atoms of water are not completely substituted by the hydrogen bonds formed between the oxygen atoms of cellulose and hydrogen atoms of water. Compared with those in non-aqueous environments
the hydrogen bonds that formed between the hydrogen atoms of water and the oxygen atoms of the cellulose are found mainly between water and hydroxyl groups
but hardly found between water and indican. It is concluded that hydroxyl groups are relatively active
which agrees with the conclusion obtained form the experiments.
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