Glossary · Drum handling
barrel (drum core)
Cylinder between the flanges on which the cable is wound; its diameter limits the bend on the drum.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | barrel (drum core) | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | göbek | HES Kablo Teknik Bilgiler (maker's catalogue) |
| Türkçe | (makara) gövde | Nexans Türkiye (N1-tr) p. 2, 9 (maker's catalogue) |
| Deutsch | Kern | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Nederlands | haspelkern | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | kärna | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Français | fût | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Español | tambor (núcleo de la bobina) | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Dansk | tromlekerne | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | trommelkjerne | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Suomi | rumpu | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Italiano | mandrino | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Română | miezul tamburului | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | rdzeń bębna | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
| Čeština | jádro bubnu | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | цилиндрическая часть барабана | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-20-03 (read in the standard) |
Used in the laying guide
Related terms
flange · barrel bolt (through bolt) · cable coil · cable creepage (cable make) · cable drum (reel) · cable end mark · drum deposit · drum jack (reel stand)
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- HES Kablo: HES Kablo, product catalogue (owner's copy, 2026 sonra/Enerji_Katalog.pdf), "Teknik Bilgiler" (maker's catalogue)
- Nexans Türkiye (N1-tr): Nexans Türkiye, "Makaraların Taşınması, Yüklenmesi, Depolanması ve Kabloların Döşenmesine İlişkin Talimatlar", Revision 01, March 2021 (Turkish twin of Nexans 2021) (maker's catalogue)
- IEC 60050 (Electropedia): IEC 60050, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV), on Electropedia: the terms an entry gives in each language (read in the standard)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.