Conference article

Numerical Calculation of Stresses in Helical Cable Elements subject to Cable Bending and Twisting

Magnus Komperød
Technological Analyses Centre, Nexans Norway AS, Norway

Download articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp17138374

Published in: Proceedings of the 58th Conference on Simulation and Modelling (SIMS 58) Reykjavik, Iceland, September 25th – 27th, 2017

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 138:50, p. 374-384

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Published: 2017-09-27

ISBN: 978-91-7685-417-4

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

Calculating the mechanical stresses in cable elements is essential for analyzing the cable’s mechanical properties and fatigue properties. This paper derives numerical calculations of the stresses in helical cable elements for cables subject to bending- and twisting loads. The numerical calculations are compared to analytical approximations from the scientific literature. The former gives higher accuracy, and discloses behaviors and coupling effects that are not captured by the latter. These favorable properties combined with easy implementation, no risk of convergence issues, and very short CPU time, make the numerical calculations a very attractive alternative to the analytical approximations.

Keywords

Applied Numerical Analysis; Cross Section Analysis; Differential Geometry; Power Umbilical; Subsea Power Cable; Umbilical.

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