Comparison of Thermally Coated and Uninsulated Rail Tank Cars Filled With LPG Subjected to a Fire Environment

Townsend, William; Anderson, Charles; Zook, John; Cowgill, Gregory; Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Comparison of Thermally Coated and Uninsulated Rail Tank Cars Filled With LPG Subjected to a Fire Environment

1974-12-01
By Townsend, William ; Anderson, Charles ; Zook, John ; ...

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Townsend, William ; Anderson, Charles ; Zook, John ; Cowgill, Gregory

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Ballistic Research Laboratory
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Electric Insulating Materials Explosions Fire Resistant Coatings Flammability Tests Hazardous Materials Insulating Materials Liquefied Petroleum Gas Railroads Safety And Human Factors Tank Cars
Publication/ Report Number:

FRA-OR&D 75-32
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Maryland ; United States

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TRIS Online Accession Number:

00091406
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Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Abstract:

Two fire tests were conducted on 128 kiloliter, high pressure rail tank cars filled with liquefied petroleum gas. Both tank cars were exposed to an intense hydrocarbon fire after being outfitted with appropriate instrumentation. The instrumentation was monitored and its output recorded throughout the fire tests. To test the feasibility of insulating railroad tank cars to protect them from fire exposure, one of the cars was coated with a 0.318 cm thermal shield. A comparison of data conclusively shows that a thermal shield significantly alters the thermal response of a rail tank car in a fire environment.
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Federal Railroad Administration US Transportation Collection
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