OTAQ Connectors manufacture a range of penetrators suitable for manned and unmanned surface and subsurface pressurised systems. Available with various threaded NPT & UNF options to suit customer requirements. All our penetrators can be manufactured and tested to DNV, ABS or Lloyds classification as specified by the customer at the time of order. As standard, on the inboard side of the Penetrator we use class approved wire covered in a Low Smoke, zero halogen heat shrink and outboard Polyurethane jacketed cable or a Neoprene jacketed cable, if preferred.
The penetrator compromises of a fully pressure blocked glass filled epoxy insert with turned gold plated brass penetration. The wired insert is housed within the Aluminium Bronze, 316 Stainless Steel or Titanium penetrator Body. The penetrator has a safety shear notch machined into the body to prevent the loss of pressure integrity in the event of the penetrator being damaged. The outboard cable and the over-moulding covering the cable entry into the Aluminium Bronze or 316 Stainless Steel shell, is of polyurethane and cross linked with both the body shell and cable jacket. Cable entry can be in-line or at 90 degrees to the vessel body as desired. Our penetrators are manufactured at our Cumbria facility, in line with our ISO 9001:2015 accreditation via DNV GL.
UK Manufactured
Full Material Traceability
Manufactured in line with DNV GL ISO 9001:2015
Certification ASB/DNV/Lloyd’s classification with certificates available upon request
Electrical Specification
Voltage Rating: 24V DC @ 10A with further voltage current options available dependant on insert and cable type specified
Mated Contact Resistance: 30 bar (other pressure ratings available upon request)
Material Specification
Body Material: Aluminium Nickel Bronze, Stainless Steel or Titanium
Internal Material: Glass Filled Epoxy
O-Rings: Nitrile (other types available upon request) Socket Contacts: Gold plated brass UNS – C36000
Inboard Cable: Type approved low smoke zero halogen with heat shrink covering
Outboard Cable: Polyurethane, Neoprene jackets cable
Alternative cable types available upon request.
Uses
Market: Diving, Defence, Offshore Energy, Underwater Archaeology, Oceanographic Research, Nuclear, Aquaculture
Applications: Diving Bells, Chambers, Hyperbaric Rescue Facilities, Hyperbaric Medical chambers and associated pressurised environments with human occupancy
