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US 2015/0030295 A1Published application
Armor element for a flexible line intended to be placed in an expanse of water, an associated flexible line, method and process
AssigneeTechnip France
InventorAnh Tuan Do
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Abstract
This element includes a plurality of longitudinal carbon fiber filaments (52) and a polymeric matrix (50) receiving the filaments (52) for binding them together, the matrix (50) forming a ribbon intended to be wound around a longitudinal body of the flexible line. The armor element (42) includes at least one optical fiber (54) received in the matrix (50), the optical fiber (54) having an elongation at break of more than 2%, as measured with the ASTM-D 885-03 standard.
Claims17
A armor element (42) for a flexible line (10) intended to be placed in an expanse of water, comprising:
- a plurality of longitudinal carbon fiber filaments;
- a polymeric matrix receiving the filaments for binding them together, the matrix forming a ribbon intended to be wound around a longitudinal body of the flexible line;
- at least one optical fiber received in the matrix, the optical fiber having an elongation at break of more than 2%, as measured with the ASTM-D 885-03 standard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.