... Abstract This paper describes the durability enhancement of Nexans' conventional ROV tether cable design by using a strength member made with a bending optimized Ultra-High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene (UHMWPE; also refered to as HMPE) fiber, manufactured by DSM Dyneema and branded as Dyneema...

... for a means of handling heavier loads. hmpe subsea system offshore technology conference information fiber rope deep tek diameter application upstream oil & gas drum winch approach drum profile monohull steel wire rope mwd drum winch strand hmpe winch strength member cargo...

... developed operating problems. acquisition system operation requirement diameter gyrocompass installation strength member deviation interrogation cycle computer acquisition unit upstream oil & gas magnetic material sensor variation binary control unit information data acquisition...

... information was desired. Shipboard space was at a premium and the size of two or three winches (for a backup system and spare cable) was expected to be costly, if not a problem. Using a strength member separate from the control line took additional space and could have posed additional handling hazards...