A new process simulator for the optimization of electron beam crosslinking processes of polymers isolations in electrical cables

A new simulator to calculate the dose deposited in electron beam crosslinking processes of cables is presented, which implements original models to simulate accurately complex irradiation schemes like racetrack, figure of eight, and rotation. The package relies on the Monte Carlo simulation and includes tools to account for the three-dimensional geometry of the accelerators and of the conveyors, a unit to optimize the beam energy for a given process configuration, as well as an editor to visualize and quantify the dose distribution within the irradiated objects. The capabilities and the accuracy of the novel simulator are discussed on the basis of two realistic examples.