1 - AS 3178-1991 APPROVAL AND TEST SPECIFICATION - ELECTRIC CABLES - SILICONE RUBBER INSULATED - FOR WORKING VOLTAGES UP TO AND I
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 3.1 Core
6 - 3.2 Multicore cable
6 - 3.3 Fixed cable
6 - 3.4 Flexible cable
6 - 3.5 Maximum continuous conductor temperature
6 - 3.6 Voltage designation
6 - 3.7 Direction of lay
7 - 3.8 Wavelength or length of lay
7 - 3.9 Pitch circle diameter
7 - 3.10 Approximate value
7 - 3.11 Fictitious values
7 - 3.12 Routine tests
7 - 3.13 Special tests
7 - 3.14 Type tests
7 - 3.15 Sample tests
7 - 4 VOLTAGE DESIGNATION
7 - 5 MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS CONDUCTOR TEMPERATURE
7 - 6 CONDUCTORS
7 - 7 INSULATION
7 - 7.1 Material
7 - 7.2 Application
7 - 7.3 Thickness
8 - 7.4 Tests
8 - 7.5 Criteria
8 - 7.6 Core Identification
8 - 8 LAY UP OF CORES
8 - 8.1 Multicore cables
8 - 8.2 Length of lay of cores in flexible multicore cables
8 - 9 FILLERS, BARRIER TAPES AND BINDERS
9 - 10 BEDDING
9 - 10.1 General
10 - 10.2 Bedding under a metallic layer other than armour
10 - 10.3 Bedding under the armour
10 - 11 METALLIC LAYERS
11 - 12 SEPARATION SHEATH
11 - 12.1 Provision of sheath
11 - 12.2 Material and application
11 - 12.3 Thickness
11 - 12.4 Tests
11 - 12.5 Criteria
11 - 13 ARMOUR
11 - 13.1 Material
11 - 13.2 Dimensions of wire and tape
11 - 13.3 Application
12 - 14 METAL SHEATH
12 - 14.1 Material
12 - 14.2 Application
12 - 14.3 Thickness
12 - 15 NON-METALLIC SHEATH
12 - 15.1 Material
13 - 15.2 Application
13 - 15.3 Thickness
13 - 15.4 Tests
13 - 15.5 Criteria
14 - 16 NON-METALLIC BRAID
14 - 16.1 Material andapplication
14 - 16.2 Thickness
15 - 17 SERVING
15 - 18 MARKING
15 - 18.1 Information to be marked
15 - 18.2 Means of marking
15 - 18.3 Marking of coils or reels
15 - 19 CONSTRUCTION AND DIMENSIONS
15 - 20 TESTS
16 - 21 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
29 - APPENDIX A - THE FICTITIOUS CALCULATION METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE DIMENSIONS OF PROTECTIVE COVERINGS
29 - INTRODUCTION
29 - A1 GENERAL
29 - A2 METHOD
29 - A2.1 Conductors
30 - A2.2 Cores
30 - A2.3 Diameter over laid-up cores
30 - A2.4 Bedding
31 - A2.5 Metallic screen or concentric conductor
32 - A2.6 Metal sheath
32 - A2.7 Separation sheath
32 - A2.8 Armour
33 - APPENDIX B - ROUNDING OF NUMBERS
33 - B1 ROUNDING OF NUMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ‘FICTITIOUS CALCULATION METHOD
33 - B2 ROUNDING OF NUMBERS FOR OTHER PURPOSES
34 - APPENDIX C - INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED WITH ENQUIRY AND ORDER
35 - APPENDIX D - NOTES ON CALCULATION OF DIMENSIONS OF CABLE
35 - D1 APPROXIMATE OVERALL DIMENSIONS
35 - D2 TOLERANCES