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Fire Resistant Optic Fiber Cable

Fire resistant Central Loose Tube Fiber Optic cables

APPLICATION

These Fire resistant Central Loose Tube Fiber Optic cables are characterized by light weight and small diameter, suitable for both aerial and duct installation. They are mainly installed inside buildings, tunnels,subways or closed areas in general, specially designed to guarantee the signal transmission even in case of fire. The cable can also be used for direct burial for armoured version

STANDARDS

Basic design to Telcordia GR-20 / RUS 7 CFR 1755.900 (REA PE-90) / ICEA S 87-640

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity IEC 60331-25; BS 6387 CWZ; DIN VDE 0472-814(FE180); CEI 20-36/2-1; SS229-1; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F3); NF C32-070-2.3(CR1)
System circuit integrity DIN 4102-12, E30 depending on lay system
Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE 0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*
Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cable test) EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4
Halogen Free IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*
No Corrosive Gas Emission IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*
Minimum Smoke Emission IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*
No Toxic gases NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Fibers: Singlemode and multimode fibers, with loose tube technology.
Structure: Central loose tube cable contains one tube with 2-24 single or multimode fibers, which are filled with water blocking gel.
Fire barrier: The jelly filled tube with up to 24 fibers is wrapped with a fire blocking mica glass tapes.
Water blocking: The jelly filled tube is waterblocked by using swellable tape and thread.
Reinforcement: Either aramid yarn or fiber glass is wound around the tube to provide physical protection and tensile strength, with added fire protection.
Inner sheath (optional): The cable can be jacketed with either PE or thermoplastic LSZH inner sheath. PE is the preferred option in outdoor environment for water protection purpose.
Moisture Barrier Tape (optional): An aluminum moisture tape can be incorporated under the sheath for water blocking and shielding purpose.
Armouring(optional):
For diect burial, either galvanized steel wire braid, corrugated steel tape armour or galvanized steel wire armour is applied over an inner polyethylene or LSZH sheath. For steel tape armour, the 0.15mm thick steel tape is coated with a copolymer and applied with an overlap. For steel wire braid or armour, single layer of galvanized steel wire braid or armour is applied.
Ripcord (optional): An optional ripcord can be located under the jacket to facilitate jacket removal.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1(Thermosetting LSZH compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.)

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Temperature range during operation (fixed state): -20°C - +60°C
Temperature range during installation (mobile state): 0°C - +50°C
Minimum operation Bending Radius: 10 times the outer diameter for unarmoured cables
20 times the outer diameter for armoured cables
Minimum Installation Bending Radius: 20 times the outer diameter

CONSTRUCTION

Unarmoured type

Fire resistant Central Loose Tube Fiber Optic cables

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code Fiber Count Tube Diameter Nominal Overall Diameter Approx. Weight Tension load Crush
  (n°) mm mm kg/km N N/100mm
CLA-B-C-H-J-FR 02-06 2.7 8.0 70 1000 1500
CLA-B-C-H-J-FR 08-16 3.5 9.0 90 1200 1500
CLA-B-C-H-J-FR 18-24 4.2 10.0 100 1500 1500

Steel Wire Braid

Cable Code Fiber Count Tube Diameter Nominal Overall Diameter Approx. Weight Tension load Crush
  (n°) mm mm kg/km N N/100mm
CLA-B-C-2Y(SWB)H-J-FR 02-06 2.7 11.5 160 1000 2000
CLA-B-C-2Y(SWB)H-J-FR 08-16 3.5 12.0 180 1200 2000
CLA-B-C-2Y(SWB)H-J-FR 18-24 4.2 13.0 200 1500 2000

Corrugated Steel Tape Armour

Cable Code Fiber Count Tube Diameter Diameter Approx. Weight Tension load Crush
  (n°) mm mm kg/km N N/100mm
CLA-B-C-2Y(STA)H-J-FR 02-06 2.7 13.0 200 1000 2500
CLA-B-C-2Y(STA)H-J-FR 08-16 3.5 14.0 220 1200 2500
CLA-B-C-2Y(STA)H-J-FR 18-24 4.2 14.5 250 1500 2500

Steel Wire armour

Cable Code Fiber Count Tube Diameter Nominal Overall Diameter Approx. Weight Tension load Crush
  (n°) mm mm kg/km N N/100mm
CLA-B-C-2Y(SWA)H-J-FR 02-12 2.7 10.5 180 2500 4000
CLA-B-C-2Y(SWA)H-J-FR 16-24 3.5 11.0 210 2500 4000

mechanical PROPERTIES

Maximum Compressive Load 4000N for unarmoured cables 5000N for armoured cables
Repeated Impact: 4.4 N.m (J)
Twist (Torsion): 180×10 times, 125×OD
Cyclic Flexing: 25 cycles for armoured cables; 100 cycles for unarmoured cables.
Crush Resistance: 263N/cm (150lb/in)

Fiber Compliance

Temperature Cycling IEC60794-1-2-F2
Tensile Strength IEC60794-1-2-E1A
Crush IEC60794-1-2-E3
Impact IEC60794-1-2-E4
Repeated Bending IEC60794-1-2-E6
Torsion IEC60794-1-2-E7
Kink IEC60794-1-2-E10
Cable Bend IEC60794-1-2-E11
Cool Bend IEC60794-1-2-E11