Update from the National Science Foundation Wire Pool · of the Dynacon tension display, they could...
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UpdatefromtheNationalScienceFoundation
WirePoolRickTrask
NSFWirePoolManager
• SyntheticRope• .681PowerOpticCable
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SyntheticRopeUpdate
* 9/16”diameterPlasmaHICO12strandrope* TwolengthspurchasedbytheWirePool:12,000mand10,000m* 12,000mlengthontheR/VNeilArmstrong* 10,000mlengthwentontheWestCoastWinchPool
DynaconTractionwinchforuseduringacoringcruiseontheR/VThomasThompsonforElisabethSikes7Novemberto19December2018
SyntheticRope
* 1stCore,pistoncore:1544mmaxtension9500lbs.
* 2ndCore,alsopiston:1250m,maxtension20,000lbs.withslippageonthetractionheadsbuteventualpullout
TT1811Coring
TensionRecordfromCore#2
5000lbs.
15,000lbs.
20,000lbs.
10,000lbs.
* Paper-likematerialpeeledoffthetractionheadgrooves,nosignofitontheropeitself.* Duetotheslippage,1300mcutback.* Continuedcoringcompleting38gravitycoresand1additionalpistoncore.* Maxtensionfollowingcore#2was6900lbs.andmaxropeoutwas3825m.
CoringContinued
* 8700mpiece(10,000m-1,300m)* NominalBreakingLoad:37,900lbs.* TestedBreakingLoad(New):43,350lbs.* TBLafter38coringops:45,750lbs.
* 1300mpiecedamagedduetoslippage* NominalBreakingLoad:37,900lbs.* TestedBreakingLoad(New):43,350lbs.* TBL:85%ofnewTBL,97%ofNBL36,790lbs.
BreakTestResults
* “AllpartiesinvolvedthinkthisstuffhasaLOTofpromiseforfuturecoringuse.”-DaleHubbard(OSU)
* NothavingtheaddedweightofthewirealongwiththesensitivityoftheDynacontensiondisplay,theycoulddeterminequiteaccuratelywhetherthecorehadpenetratedorfellover.
* Therewerenootherslippageeventsfollowingtheonethatoccurredduringthesecondcore.
* LorenzoMcCoy(SIO)removedtheLebusshellandwirewheeledthetractionwinchgroovesinpreparationforusewithPlasmaHICO.
PostCruiseComments
ANew.681PowerOpticCable
Manufacturer:FibronpreviouslyCortlandStrengthMember:
Twolayersteelwirearmor41589lbsminimumbreakingstrength
(3)5mm^2strandedplaincopperpowerconductors(1)GellfilledSStubew/6singlemodeopticalfibersConfigurationmaybelesssusceptibletoopticalattenuationobservedondirectdrivewinches.
.681PowerOpticCable
Title7
Cores after Water Block Process
Once the Water BlockProcess is complete, The core will be Wrap in Copper Tape
* KeigwincoringcruiseinSept2019onR/VNeilArmstrongisplanningonusingthePlasmaHICOsyntheticrope* TakedeliveryinJuneofthe.681PowerOpticcablefrom
Fibron* Fibronprovidinga1000msampleforelectricalandoptical
attenuationtesting* TrialsyntheticcabletobepurchasedandCBOStested
monitoringtheconductorperformanceandcomparedto.322testedsimultaneouslyundersimilarconditions
LookingAhead
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