Study On Optical Communications, Volume. 51, Issue 4, 250100(2025)

Light-weight Umbilical Cable Design

Xuechao NIU1、*, Jianjia LU1, Ziwei CHEN1, Shuhong XIE1, Chunfei GU1, Jie SUN2, Zhenzhen Chen1, and Bing MAO1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Zhong Tian Technology Submarine Cables Co., Ltd., Nantong 226010, China
  • 2Zhejiang Zhong Tian Submarine Cables Co., Ltd., Wenzhou 325026, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Light-weight umbilical and steel wire umbilical structure diagram
    Stress diagram for light-weight umbilical and steel wire umbilical under fracture tensile load
    The strain curves of light-weight umbilical cable and steel wire umbilical cable under tensile loads leading to fracture
    The thermal field diagram of the Light-weight umbilical and steel wire umbilical
    Fracture tensile test curve
    Alternating load fatigue test curve
    Wear and tear inside the armor layer
    • Table 1. Comparison of technical indicators between light-weight umbilical and steel wire umbilical

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      Table 1. Comparison of technical indicators between light-weight umbilical and steel wire umbilical

      序号项目轻量化脐带缆钢丝脐带缆
      1外径/mm39.539.5
      2空气中单位重量/g/m4 0105 770
      3海水中单位重量/g/m2 9604 720
      4断裂拉伸载荷/kN8801 100
      5安全工作载荷/kN220275
      6最小弯曲半径/mm700700
      7无载荷静态使用水深/m7 4325 826
    • Table 2. Umbilical cable material properties

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      Table 2. Umbilical cable material properties

      项目FRP钢丝
      破断强度/MPa1 5001 960
      屈服强度/MPa1 3001 700
      弹性模量/GPa125195
      泊松比0.290.25
      密度/kg/m31 4007 800
      散热系数/W/m/K0.150.0
    • Table 3. Stiffness of light-weight umbilical and steel wire umbilical

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      Table 3. Stiffness of light-weight umbilical and steel wire umbilical

      项目轻量化脐带缆钢丝脐带缆
      拉伸刚度/MN83.2097.07
      弯曲刚度/kN·m20.040.05
      扭转刚度/kN·m22.793.14
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    Xuechao NIU, Jianjia LU, Ziwei CHEN, Shuhong XIE, Chunfei GU, Jie SUN, Zhenzhen Chen, Bing MAO. Light-weight Umbilical Cable Design[J]. Study On Optical Communications, 2025, 51(4): 250100

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    Received: Mar. 19, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 8, 2025

    The Author Email: Xuechao NIU (niuxc@ztt.cn)

    DOI:10.13756/j.gtxyj.2025.250100

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