An umbilical (600) for the transfer of fluids and/or electric current/signals, particularly between the sea surface and equipment deployed on the sea bed (e.g., in deep waters), is provided. The umbilical contains a plurality of elongated umbilical elements (e.g., two or more), such as a channel ele
An umbilical (600) for the transfer of fluids and/or electric current/signals, particularly between the sea surface and equipment deployed on the sea bed (e.g., in deep waters), is provided. The umbilical contains a plurality of elongated umbilical elements (e.g., two or more), such as a channel element (603), fluid pipe (604), electric conductor/wire (606) (e.g., optic fiber cable), armoring wire, etc., enclosed within an outer sheath (e.g., plastic sheath). The umbilical also contains at least one reinforcing rod (607) formed from a plurality of unidirectionally aligned fiber rovings embedded within a thermoplastic polymer matrix. The present inventors have discovered that the degree to which the ravings are impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer matrix can be significantly improved through selective control over the impregnation process, and also through control over the degree of compression imparted to the ravings during formation and shaping of the rod, as well as the calibration of the final rod geometry. Such a well impregnated rod has a very small void fraction, which leads to excellent strength properties for reinforcing the umbilical elements.
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1. An umbilical for use in subsea applications, the umbilical comprising: a plurality of umbilical elements extending in a longitudinal direction;at least one reinforcing rod having a core that contains a plurality of thermoplastic impregnated rovings, the rovings comprising continuous fibers orient
1. An umbilical for use in subsea applications, the umbilical comprising: a plurality of umbilical elements extending in a longitudinal direction;at least one reinforcing rod having a core that contains a plurality of thermoplastic impregnated rovings, the rovings comprising continuous fibers oriented in the longitudinal direction and a thermoplastic matrix embedding the fibers, wherein the continuous fibers constitute from about 25 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the core and the thermoplastic matrix constitutes from about 20 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the core; andan outer sheath that encloses the umbilical elements and the reinforcing rod. 2. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the umbilical elements include a pipe, electrical conductor/wire, channel element, armoring wire, or a combination thereof. 3. The umbilical of claim 1, further comprising a filler that is arranged at least partly around and between the umbilical elements. 4. The umbilical of claim 1, further comprising a central portion within which the reinforcing rod is located. 5. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing rod is disposed about the periphery of the umbilical. 6. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the umbilical contains a bundle of reinforcing rods, each of which has a core that contains a plurality of thermoplastic impregnated rovings comprising continuous fibers oriented in the longitudinal direction and a thermoplastic matrix embedding the fibers, wherein the continuous fibers constitute from about 25 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the core and the thermoplastic matrix constitutes from about 20 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the core. 7. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the continuous fibers have a ratio of ultimate tensile strength to mass per unit length of greater than about 1,000 Megapascals per gram per meter. 8. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the continuous fibers have a ratio of ultimate tensile strength to mass per unit length of from about 5,500 to about 20,000 Megapascals per gram per meter. 9. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the continuous fibers are carbon fibers. 10. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic matrix includes a polyarylene sulfide. 11. The umbilical of claim 10, wherein the polyarylene sulfide is polyphenylene sulfide. 12. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the continuous fibers constitute from about 30wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the core. 13. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the rod has a void fraction of about 3% or less. 14. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the rod has a minimum flexural modulus of about 10 Gigapascals. 15. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the rod has a minimum ultimate tensile strength of about 300 Megapascals. 16. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the rod has a minimum tensile modulus of elasticity of about 50 Gigapascals. 17. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the minimum bend radius of the rod is from about 1 to about 30 times the outer diameter of the rod, determined at a temperature of about 25° C. 18. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the minimum bend radius of the rod is from about 0.5 to about 10 centimeters, determined a temperature of about 25° C. 19. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the core contains from 4 to 20 rovings. 20. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the rovings are distributed generally symmetrically about a longitudinal center of the core. 21. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein each roving contains from about 1,000 to about 50,000 individual continuous fibers. 22. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the rod has a diameter of from about 0.1 to about 50 millimeters. 23. The umbilical of claim 1, further comprising a capping layer that surrounds the core. 24. The umbilical of claim 1, wherein the rod has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. 25. An umbilical for use in subsea applications, the umbilical comprising: a plurality of umbilical elements extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein the umbilical elements include a pipe, electrical conductor/wire, channel element, armoring wire, or a combination thereof;a filler that is arranged at least partly around and between the umbilical elements; at least one reinforcing rod having a core that contains a plurality of thermoplastic impregnated rovings, the rovings comprising continuous carbon fibers oriented in the longitudinal direction and a polyphenylene sulfide matrix embedding the fibers, Wherein the continuous carbon fibers constitute from about 30 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the core and the polyphenylene sulfide matrix constitutes from about 25 wt. % to about 70 wt. % of the core; andan outer sheath that encloses the umbilical elements, the filler and the reinforcing rod.
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