Self-Healing Properties of Water Tree Damage in Multilayered Shell-Core-Structured Microcapsules/Cross-Linked Polyethylene Composites

To investigate the effect of the structure of microcapsules on the properties of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) composites, three XLPE specimens filled with multilayered shell-core-structured microcapsules are designed. In this paper, the microcapsules are first analyzed morphologically and chemic...

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Published in:Polymers 2024-01, Vol.16 (1), p.155
Main Authors: Zhu, Bo, Sun, Hao, Zhu, Yaqi, He, Shengkun, Han, Ximu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Cables
Capillarity
Composite materials
Cross-linked polyethylene
Dielectric properties
Electric fields
Electric properties
Electrical properties
Free radicals
Hydrocarbons
Low density polyethylenes
Mechanical properties
Organic matter
Polyethylene
Polymerization
Reagents
Silicon dioxide
Structure
Water damage
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Summary:To investigate the effect of the structure of microcapsules on the properties of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) composites, three XLPE specimens filled with multilayered shell-core-structured microcapsules are designed. In this paper, the microcapsules are first analyzed morphologically and chemically. In addition, the effect of the microcapsule structure on the typical electrical properties of the composites is explored. Finally, the self-healing ability of XLPE specimens filled with microcapsules is verified. The results show that the SiO on the surface of the trilayer shell-core microcapsules can make the microcapsules and the XLPE matrix have a better mechanical interlocking ability, which makes the typical properties of the trilayer shell-core microcapsules slightly better than those of the bilayer shell-core microcapsules. Moreover, when the bilayer shell-core or trilayer shell-core microcapsules rupture under the action of an electric field, the repair material reacts with the water tree under capillary action to consume the residual water while generating organic matter to fill in the cavity, thus repairing the damaged area of the water tree and ultimately achieving the self-healing of the composite water tree.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym16010155