Glossary · Laying conditions
thermal time constant (of a drum)
Time for a full drum to follow an ambient change; 20 to 30 h for MV drums (HD 620 10-F).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 time constant (of a drum) | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | makaranın ısıl zaman sabiti | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | thermische Zeitkonstante | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | thermische tijdconstante | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | termisk tidskonstant | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | constante de temps thermique | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | constante de tiempo térmica | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | termisk tidskonstant | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | termisk tidskonstant | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | lämpöaikavakio | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | costante di tempo termica | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | constantă de timp termică | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | cieplna stała czasowa | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | tepelná časová konstanta | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | тепловая постоянная времени | our own translation (typical practice) |
Related terms
acclimatisation · ambient temperature · cut-back · end cap · heat-shrink end cap · minimum installation temperature · moisture ingress · pre-warming (pre-heating)
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.