DocumentCode
635557
Title
Improved high tenacity/high modulus polyester for stiffer mooring ropes
Author
Bastos, Milton Briguet
Author_Institution
MBB Enterprises, Inc., USA
fYear
2013
fDate
10-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
High tenacity polyester development followed the advances in high tenacity nylon, and this product has been used since the 1950´s as the basic raw material for plastics and rubber reinforcement (i.e. tire cord), as well as rope-manufacturing yarn. Further improvements in tenacity and modulus are possible and a modified polyester polymer, such as PET-PEN blend or co-polymer for example, can further enhance these properties. From test observations, it is apparent that mooring rope construction can also be further optimized using innovative rope making processes in order to make stronger and yet lighter mooring ropes.
Keywords
Young´s modulus; polymer blends; ropes; tensile strength; yarn; PET-PEN blend; copolymers; modified polyester polymer; modulus; mooring ropes; nylon; polyester-based yarn; rope making processes; rubber reinforcement; tenacity; Polymers; Positron emission tomography; Production; Spinning; Spinning machines; Viscosity; Yarn;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS - Bergen, 2013 MTS/IEEE
Conference_Location
Bergen
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0000-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS-Bergen.2013.6607949
Filename
6607949
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