Cable Extension and Winch Testing
Phoenix has installed a purpose built cable extension and winch-testing rig. The rig has been designed specifically with the special needs for the design and testing of towed array equipment as its prime consideration, but can also be used for cycle and load testing on all cable based products.
The rig can be configured to test equipment in a wide range of bend radius, storage radius under load, and load extension test configurations. This configuration flexibility allows for the rig to be quickly reconfigured to allow for testing recovery straight onto storage drum or through fairlead or sheave arrangements under load.
| The specifications of the system are | |
|---|---|
| Max Load Range | 100kN ( 10,000 kg, 22,000lbs) load extension 22kN ( 2,200 kg, 4,800lbs) cycle winch |
| Sample Sizes | 9 m (30ft) load extension 15 m (49 ft) cycle winching 5 m (16ft )cycle bending 185mm (7.2”) Cable OD |
| Cycle Speed | 2 cycles per min. Winching 4 cycles per min Bending |
| Roller Diameters | 1400mm, 500mm 250mm |
| Angle of Incident | 0 to 30 degrees |
The addition of the Cable extension and winch-testing rig now allows Phoenix to continue our internal product development of towed array products and also maintains a critical national testing capability for the development and testing of towed array equipment for Defence applications.