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Published 18 Dec 2024
By Jason Hood, Global Segment Manager – Infrastructure Roxtec International AB Abstract With recent reports indicating an increased threat of extreme weather related events and rising sea levels due to climate change, critical infrastructure is expected to become more threatened by water ingress and flooding. For communication infrastructure, including...
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Published 17 Dec 2024
Water Ingress in GIS Substations A dry cable basement achieved by cable duct sealing is a cornerstone of reliable GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) substation operation – substations provide electricity distribution for both medium (MV) and high voltage (HV) power systems in the UK typically distributing electrical power at 11kV,...
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Published 02 Jan 2024
Pump Manufacturing Sealing The CSD NOFIRNO is a Single & Multi Pipe Penetration Sealing System – one of the most adaptive systems for sealing straight and angled pipe penetrations and can even accommodate multiple pipe runs, significantly saving in space and weight. To help adoptable pumping stations meet the required UK...
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Published 02 Jan 2024
Filoform MD5 Sealing System vs DIY Expanding Foam Most UK utilities have banned the use of expanding foam as a measure to effectively seal cable ducts against water ingress, gas migration or fire spread. Failure to correctly and safely seal cable ducts can inflict catastrophic damage to LV MV HV Electrical Distribution Networks,...
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Published 31 Oct 2023
Fibrecast Microcables Fibre Unit (FU) with fibres set in an encapsulating layer providing excellent dimensional and thermal stability. An outer thermoplastic layer provides a high level of protection and excellent installation properties. The FU is manufactured by Emtelle as a fibre element for installation into FibreFlow products. The fibres...
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