08-right fibre for the right application

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Continuous Winding

Continuous Winding

Core teCHnoLogY

Dry Fbre

TSC

FlexCTM

WeigHt & Windage

Cable Core

TermnatonsAero

LongevitY / durabiLitY

serviCe reCommendations

rigHt Fibre For tHe rigHt appLiCation

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Core teCHn


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Aero

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drag inCreases exponentiaLLY as Wind speed inCreases

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Were = Cd = Drag coefcient, = Density of medium, A = Surface area, V = Wind speed

10-15 y , ww l w 12-16 k wh cfh l, yc k ch f, l hll h, vl 70, o c lly c 30 k. dl h w quadruples! In a recent study conducted for Future Fibres, Juan Ks ofce predicted a half dcl lc c o 60 y c ll 85%.

Drag is therefore a signicant frontier for development, however, what is clear is that xedstandn rn wll, on averae, ncrease aerodynamc dra. r c clsignicant benets but their application requires a careful balance between increased weightc.

TermnatonsCompetitors friction/cone/plug terminations all require metal and/or lling voids with resin whichrequires additional / signicant weight. Dry bre wound terminations, can be used without anylwk h ff h lh l l. s l lly l llwfc wh ly, hw, flly c hl fl wh w chly.


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LongevitY / dura

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programme priorities rene the suitable o

even further. The choices are complex but

thing is crystal clear: no single bre or con

technology offers the best solution across

or saln needs.

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safety and strength of continuously woun

constrcton and ts ablty to mantan a lo

performance advantage. Having pioneere

process, Ftre Fbres as taken ts core

and rened it to take advantage of the rela

benets across the full range of available

order to offer THE OPTIMUM solution for

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