Abstract:C4F7N/N2 gas mixture is one of the potential substitutes for SF6 insulating medium at present, and the study on decomposition and recovery process of C4F7N/N2 gas mixture is of great significance for further understanding of arc extinguishing performance of this mixture. Firstly, the variation of decomposition species concentration of C4F7N/N2 gas mixture at 0.3~30 kK thermal equilibrium is simulated. Then the decomposition paths and species of C4F7N/N2 gas mixture are established and the forward and reverse rate constants of each reaction are calculated. Finally, the post arc temperature attenuation curve of C4F7N/N2 gas mixture under 0.1 MPa is used as the temperature change data in recovery process of C4F7N/N2 gas mixture at post arc, and the Chemkin software is used to calculate the recovery process of each decomposition species of C4F7N/N2 gas mixture at post arc. The simulation results show that when the post-arc temperature is above 10 kK, C4F7N and N2 completely decompose in 8~10 ms, and exist in the form of C, N, F, CF2C, CFCF, NF, CN and other particles and free radicals, and when the post-arc temperature drops to about 2 kK, N2 recombines to about 70% mole fraction, while C4F7N does not recombine.