The present invention relates to the technical field of
submarine cables, and in particular to an
umbilical cable and a
punching method for an
umbilical cable. The
umbilical cable comprises: an inner sheath, an inner-layer functional
unit group, an outer sheath, an outer-layer functional
unit group, and an armor layer. The inner-layer functional
unit group is arranged in the inner sheath, and the outer-layer functional unit group is arranged between the inner sheath and the outer sheath; the armor layer comprises an armor sheath and a
metal armor, the
metal armor being arranged between the armor sheath and the outer sheath; and a plurality of first water inlet holes are provided in the outer sheath at intervals in the direction of length, and a plurality of second water inlet holes are provided in the armor sheath at intervals in the direction of length. In the umbilical cable provided by the present invention, by providing a plurality of first water inlet holes in the outer sheath at intervals and providing a plurality of second water inlet holes in the armor sheath at intervals in the direction of length,
seawater can sequentially pass through the second water inlet holes and the first water inlet holes and then enter the space where the outer-layer functional unit group is located. Thus, under the action of
seawater, the
friction torque between the outer-layer functional unit group and the outer sheath can be reduced, and birdcage failure caused by torque accumulation can also be avoided.