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Abstract
The transformer is the key oil-filled equipment in the power system, and its fire behavior seriously affects the safe operation of the power grid. In this article, to analyze the fire development process and combustion behavior of oil-filled equipment, a mesoscale model of transformer equipment was constructed, and fire simulation experiments of transformer equipment under the action of external ignition sources were conducted. The flame temperature, flame height, heat release rate, oil temperature, and pressure were measured. The experimental results show that the oil-filled equipment fire presents the characteristics of nonlinear development. The fire can be divided into three stages: the ignition stage, the stable growth stage, and the combustion mutation stage. The transformer oil near the wall is pyrolyzed by the external heat source, and the combustible gas and transformer oil form a gas–liquid two-phase flow, which is the main reason for the nonlinear development of oil-filled equipment fires. The experimental results are of great significance for the safe operation and fire control of power system oil-filled equipment.
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