The Global Cable Industry Materials, Markets, Products

by Beyer, Gü; nter

• ISBN13: 9783527346271
• ISBN10: 3527346279
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-07-19
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

A comprehensive guide to cable materials, markets, and products 

The Global Cable Industry presents a comprehensive overview of the most recent developments in automotive cables, nuclear power station cables, undersea cables, coaxial cables, optical wires, medium- and high-voltage cables. With contributions from noted researchers and developers in the field, the book includes information on material developments for polymers, crosslinked elastomers and flame retardant non-halogen cable compounds.  

The contributors provide information on technologies to crosslink polymers, an overview of foam polymers, and field experiences of the new cable fire test within the Construction Product Regulation framework. In addition, this comprehensive resource contains the most relevant economic questions related to the cable industry that highlights materials, market segments, and countries. This important book:  

• Includes contributions from researchers and developers of key companies in the cable industry 
• Presents information on the most recent developments in the field 
• Covers the most industry-relevant cable types such as automotive, nuclear power cables, undersea, coaxial, optical, medium- and high-voltage cables 

Written for power engineers, materials scientists, chemists and engineering scientists in industry, The Global Cable Industry is an up-to-date guide to the multi-billion-dollar cable enterprise. 

Author Biography

Dr. rer. nat Günter Beyer is Manager of the physical and chemical laboratories at Kabelwerk EUPEN AG (Belgium). He received his PhD in organic chemistry and photochemistry in 1984 from RWTH Aachen University (Germany) and started to work at Kabelwerk Eupen in the same year. Since 1996 he is responsible for the R&D activities for material development and heads the chemical-physical laboratory. With more than 30 years of experience in polymer science and applications, Dr. Beyer is regularly acting as chairman and speaker at many international conferences, especially in the field of flame retardancy, nanocomposites and polymer science. In 2003 and also in 2004 he received the Jack Spergel Memorial Award for his fundamental work on nanocomposites by organoclays and carbon nanotubes as new classes of flame retardants for polymers.

Table of Contents

Market Aspects of the Cable Industry
Polymers in the Cable Industry
Elastomers for the Cable Industry
Flame Retardant Non-Halogen Compounds for the Cable Industry
Cable Extrusion of Thermoplastic Materials
Cable Extrusion to Foam Polymers
Crosslinking of Cables
Nuclear Power Station Cables
Medium- and High-Voltage Cables
Automotive Cables
Undersea Cables
Coaxial Cables
Optical Fibres Cables
Cable Fire Testing Under the CPR Regulation