Fiber Optic Cables Through a Vertical Shaft
Installation of Pexgol Pipe to Transport Fiber Optic Cables.
Case Study Nº
99
Customer
Sinohydro
Israel
|
2021
Working Conditions
500 meters hanging without supports inside service shaft
Pexgol Pipes
Pexgol 50 mm (2”) Class 15 | Pexgol 63 mm (2”) Class 15
Application
Fiber Optic Cables Transport
Lenght
Pexgol 50 mm: 14,050 m / 46,095 ft | Pexgol 63 mm: 9,100 m / 29,855 ft
Categories
The Challenge
Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned hydropower engineering and construction company, wanted to install fiber optic cables through a vertical shaft 500 meters deep. They needed conduit pipes that would withstand the tensile forces of the pipe weight. The pipes have to be embedded in concrete, so they have to resist the temperature of the concrete during casting.
Pexgol Solution
Pexgol was chosen due to their ability to withstand high tensile forces and high temperatures.The 63 mm pipe was provided in 13 coils of 700 m each and the 50 mm pipe was provided in 13 coils of 1080 m each.
Only a double mechanical connector was used to hold the pipes above the pit.
