Submarine Cables Radial Water Barrier

Submarine Cables Radial Water Barrier: Comparison

Please note this is a comparison between Version 2 by Conner Chen and Version 1 by Leszek Resner.

The submarine cables manufacturing industry is growing very rapidly. Solutions used so far, usually adapted from designs of land cables, do not fulfil the new, more demanding requirements. The phenomenon of water ingress into insulation and its absorption are basic factors determining the service life of submarine cables. The radial water barrier is the only effective component of cable design that may guarantee the required minimum 30-year longevity of submarine cables.

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