The device operates at a depth of up to 4,000 m, which can cut armored cables, disrupting the global communication system.
Chinese cable cutting equipment successfully cut 60 mm thick cable in tests. Image: stock
China launched a compact cable cutting device in the deep sea that could cut off the most solid electrical line or power lines in the world, MSN On March 22 reported. The latest revelation marks the first time a country officially announced the ownership of the device that can disturb the key under the sea. The tool can cut the cable at a depth of up to 4,000 m, double the maximum range of operations of the current sea -in -sea contact infrastructure, designed to integrate on the current Chinese drivers and unmanned ships such as Fendouzhe, Striver, and Haidou.
Developed by the Center for Chinese Shipbuilding Science Research (CSSRC) and the National Laboratory of Means with deep sea drivers, equipment targeting armored cables, rubber and polymer, serving 95% of the global data transmission. Although acting as a civil rescue tool and the mining on the seabed, the double potential of the tool can cause concern for many other countries. For example, cutting the cables near the strategic sentence position like Guam, this tool can make global communications instability in a geopolitical crisis.
The design of the cutting device has surpassed some of the most ominous technical challenges arising from the deep sea, according to the head of the research team is engineer HuongLong. At a depth of 4,000 m, water pressure exceeds 400 atmosphere. The titanium alloy shell and the oil blocking of the device prevent the explosion, even when used for prolonged use.
Traditional cutting blades are also ineffective with armored cables. According to HU and colleagues, the solution is a 150 mm diamond crushed cake at 1,600 rpm, enough force to destroy steel while minimizing stirring sediments in the sea. Placed on the ship with a limited power source, a kilowatt and a decrease in the balance tool between the force and efficiency moment, although prolonged cutting operations are at risk of overheating. Operating thanks to the robot arm in almost zero vision, the device is also designed to operate with high -end positioning technology to avoid deviating.
The tool has undergone many successful trials when cutting a 60 mm thick cable in the ground experiment. Hu’s group emphasized that it will support the development of subcutaneous resources.
China is currently operating the largest and unmanned drones in the world, which can reach any ocean in the world. Meanwhile, it is difficult for the old diving fleet of the US to keep up and the only Japanese drivers, Shinkai 6500, will stop working in a few years without the successor.