Offshore cables - the role of different classes of elastomers in the fire situation
This article discusses the problem of fire risk from cables. On offshore platforms there are many materials which can initiate a fire and the oil or gas fuel source is a constant threat. Smoke evolution and the toxic and corrosive effects of gases are of main interest to designers of offshore platforms. The concerns regarding smoke, corrosivity and toxicity can be traced to the excessive evolution of smoke and HCl gas from polyvinyl chloride, which has been used for many years as cable sheathing material for oil platform cables, during fires. Chlorosulphonated polyethylene is specified nowadays for cable sheathing because of its improved flexibility and higher conductor temperature rating. Tests were described to show its superiority over polyvinyl chloride. A list is included showing the overall requirements for a cable jacket.
- OSTI ID:
- 6842107
- Journal Information:
- Rubber World; (United States), Vol. 189:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
ELECTRIC CABLES
FIRE HAZARDS
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
FIRES
PVC
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
ELECTRICAL INSULATION
FIRE RESISTANCE
FLAMMABILITY
TOXICITY
CABLES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
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