Interference Seals and Connectors for Undersea Electrical Applications.

Abstract

This manual investigates the factors involved in the theory and design of underwater cable seals or packings of the interference type. It established standards for the sizes, proportions and materials for component parts, and for assemblies of seals with both single and multiple packings. It classifies commercially available underwater electrical connector series according to their material composition, and describes them through the use of a standard matrix which lists several critical design features. It supplies manufacturers' addresses and a list of significant users of their underwater electrical connectors. Additional organizations with special underwater electrical connector design capabilities are also listed. The manual also identifies and describes the most common failure modes in submerged electrical connectors and describes practiced methods of preventing failures. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA036841

Entities

People

  • James Paradis

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fungi
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Underwater Cables

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