Evaluation of pulling rope wear and coefficient of friction for pipe-type cables

Author

Bascom, E.C. ; Stewart, J.R. ; Tang, L.Y.

Author_Institution

Power Technol. Inc., Schenectady, NY, USA

Volume

12

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

542

Lastpage

546

Abstract

The coefficient of friction between the pulling rope and cable pipe for a high-pressure fluid-filled cable was determined in order to characterize the effects of pulling tension and sidewall pressure on this parameter. Pipe wear was also measured. The study found that variations in pulling tension were more strongly affected by pulling rope wear than pipe wear. The coefficient of friction of the pulling rope varied from 0.27 to 0.75. Pipe wear of 1.52 mm (60 mils) was measured during 430 m (1425 ft.) of pulls at 1414 kgf/m (950 lbs./ft.) sidewall pressure and 1.02 mm (40 mils) of wear was measured during 290 m (950 ft.) of pulls at 610 kgf/m (410 lbs./ft.) sidewall pressure

Keywords

cable laying; electric conduits; friction; insulating oils; mechanical variables measurement; power cable insulation; power cable testing; power cables; wear testing; 1414 kgf/m²; 290 m; 430 m; 610 kgf/m²; coefficient of friction; high-pressure fluid-filled cable; pipe wear measurement; pipe-type cables; pulling rope wear; pulling tension; sidewall pressure; Aluminum; Cables; Conducting materials; Force measurement; Friction; Pressure measurement; Pulleys; Steel; Testing; Winches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.584318

Filename

584318