Zero Halogen, Fire Retardant Fiber Optic Shipboard Cable,

Abstract

A fiber optic cable has been developed which meets a proposed shipboard cable specification. The proposed specification, PMS-400-XYZ-1, outlines the cable constructions to be two, four, and eight fiber designs. The specification also calls for a low halogen, low smoke, solvent resistant fiber optic cable that passes the IEEE-383 flame propagation test and NES 711 smoke emission standards. For traditional copper cable these performance criteria are usually achieved by crosslinking cable jacket materials. This process has been tried for fiber optic cables with limited success due to the microbend sensitivity of the fibers. A cable, using a new thermoplastic material has been designed, manufactured, and tested. The cable design also meets other requirements of the specification. These include dry water-blocking, fluid immersions, storage temperature cycling and operating temperature cycling that surpasses the specified range. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADP005284

Entities

People

  • Bernd D. Zimmerman
  • John C. Chamberlain

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Emission
  • Fires
  • Flame Propagation
  • Flames
  • Materials
  • Shipboard
  • Specifications
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.