Provided is a thermal-insulated multi-walled pipe for superconducting power transmission that highly prevents intrusion of external heat due to radiation and has excellent thermal insulation property without using a superinsulation and can be produced easily. A thermal-insulated multi-walled pipe for superconducting power transmission comprises: a superconducting cable; and a multi-walled pipe that houses the superconducting cable, wherein the multi-walled pipe is composed of a plurality of straight pipes, and at least one of the plurality of straight pipes has, at a surface thereof, a coating layer containing a metal powder.

Introduced here is a plasma polymerization apparatus and process. Example embodiments include a vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical shape to a central axis. A rotation rack may be operable to rotate about the central axis of the vacuum chamber. Additionally, reactive species discharge mechanisms positioned around a perimeter of the vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical manner from the outer perimeter of the vacuum chamber may be configured to disperse reactive species into the vacuum chamber. The reactive species may form a polymeric multi-layer coating on surfaces of the one or more devices. Each layer may have a different composition of atoms to enhance the water resistance, corrosion resistance, and fiction resistance of the polymeric multi-layer coating.

Introduced here is a plasma polymerization apparatus and process. Example embodiments include a vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical shape to a central axis. A rotation rack may be operable to rotate about the central axis of the vacuum chamber. Additionally, reactive species discharge mechanisms positioned around a perimeter of the vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical manner from the outer perimeter of the vacuum chamber may be configured to disperse reactive species into the vacuum chamber. The reactive species may form a polymeric multi-layer coating on surfaces of the one or more devices. Each layer may have a different composition of atoms to enhance the water resistance, corrosion resistance, and fiction resistance of the polymeric multi-layer coating.

A power and communications cable may include an electromagnetic waveguide, an inner metallic tubular surrounding the electromagnetic waveguide, an electrically conductive material surrounding the inner metallic tubular, an electrically insulating material surrounding the electrically conductive material, and an outer metallic tubular resistant to corrosion and abrasion surrounding the electrically insulating layer. The example system may include an electrical device locatable in the wellbore and coupleable to the cable and a control unit coupleable to the cable and operable to supply power to and communicate with the electrical device via the power and communications cable.

To provide a metal-containing additive and a crosslinkable polymer composition that each contain a -diketonato metal complex and have excellent storage stability, and provide a crosslinked polymer material, a metal member, and a wire harness that are each produced using such a crosslinkable polymer composition. The metal-containing additive includes the -diketonato metal complex and a primary alkyl alcohol having 4 to 30 carbon atoms. The crosslinkable polymer composition includes the metal-containing additive and an organic polymer, where the organic polymer has a substituent capable of forming ionic bonds with metal ions released by heat from the metal-containing additive.

Introduced here is a plasma polymerization apparatus and process. Example embodiments include a vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical shape to a central axis. A rotation rack may be operable to rotate about the central axis of the vacuum chamber. Additionally, reactive species discharge mechanisms positioned around a perimeter of the vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical manner from the outer perimeter of the vacuum chamber may be configured to disperse reactive species into the vacuum chamber. The reactive species may form a polymeric multi-layer coating on surfaces of the one or more devices. Each layer may have a different composition of atoms to enhance the water resistance, corrosion resistance, and fiction resistance of the polymeric multi-layer coating.

A corrosion-resistant terminal material has a substrate made of copper or a copper alloy and a film layered on the substrate. The film has a planned core wire contact part with which a core wire of an electric wire is in contact when the material is formed to a terminal and a planned contact part. The film formed in the planned core wire contact part has a tin layer made of tin or tin alloy and a metallic zinc layer formed on the tin layer; the film formed in the planned contact part has a tin layer made of tin or tin alloy but does not have a metallic zinc layer. A corrosion-resistant terminal uses the corrosion-resistant terminal material described herein.

A method of manufacturing hybrid cable applicable in oil wells provides an FIMT, a conductor layer formed by continuous laser welding and cylindrically covered the outer surface of the FIMT, the outer cylindrical surface of the conductor layer being covered with a high temperature resistant insulating layer by a continuous extrusion method or by wrapped helically with insulating tapes around the outer surface of the conductor layer and the external steel tube cylindrically covered the outer surface of the insulating layer. The conductor layer is coaxial with the FIMT, the inner space of the hybrid cable to accommodating excess length of the optical fiber to allow for thermal expansions and tensile stress on the optical cable. The thickness of the insulating layer cylindrically covering the outer surface of the conductor layer is able to be increased, improving the insulating property.

Provided is a surface protection composition excellent in anticorrosion property for preventing metal corrosion as well as excellent in uniform applicability and heat resistance, and a terminal-fitted electric wire treated with the composition. The surface protection composition contains a phosphorus compound (a) represented by the general formula (1) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass % in terms of phosphorus element with respect to the total amount of the composition, at least one selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus compound (b1) represented by the general formula (2) and a carboxylic acid compound (b2) represented by the general formula (3) in an amount of 5.0 to 60 mass % with respect to the total amount of the composition, a metal-containing compound (c) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass % in terms of metal element with respect to the total amount of the composition, and a lubricant base oil (d).

A surface protection composition which is hard to deform or flow even placed under environments of a large temperature change with an external physical load such as pressure, and which stably protects a metal surface. A terminal fitted electric wire coated with the composition. The surface protection composition contains a high-consistency material (A) containing a lubricant base oil and an amide compound, and a phosphorus composition (B). The phosphorus composition (B) contains a composition (b1) containing one or more compounds represented by the general formulae (1) and (2) and one or more metals and/or one or more amines. The phosphorus composition (B) also contains one or more compounds (b2) represented by the general formula (3).