Glossary · Laying methods and geometry
thermal backfill
Engineered material of known low thermal resistivity around the cable.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 | thermal backfill | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | ısıl dolgu | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Türkçe | termal dolgu | Nexans Türkiye (N1-tr) p. 18 (maker's catalogue) |
| Deutsch | thermisch stabilisiertes Füllmaterial | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Nederlands | thermische aanvulling | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | termiskt stabil fyllning | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Français | remblai contrôlé | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Español | relleno térmico | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Dansk | termisk tilfyldning | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | varmeavledende fyllmasse | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Suomi | termisesti vakaa täyttömaa | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Italiano | terreno di riporto stabilizzato | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Română | umplutură termică | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | zasypka termiczna | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
| Čeština | tepelně stabilní zásyp | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | термостабилизирующая засыпка | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-21-07 (read in the standard) |
Used in the laying guide
Medium voltage cables · High voltage cables
Related terms
thermal expansion (thermomechanical force) · training radius · trefoil cleat · trefoil formation · trench · verge / footway / carriageway · vertical run · warning grid
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- 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.