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Jan
1985
Technical Reports
An Experimental Investigation of the Discharge of a Flashing Liquid from a Finite Reservoir: A Fundamental Study of the Two-Phase Flow Phenomena Occurring During Venting from Rail Tank Cars
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Two-Phase Flow; Pressure Vessel; Blowdown; Rail-Tank Car Venting; Two-Phase Boiling; Flashing Flow; Venting of Compressed Liquified Vapor
Abstract: The design of pressure relief valves for railroad tank cars containing pressurized liquid commodities is dependent on knowledge of venting rates during accidents. In turn,...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-85/05
Office
RDI-20
1
Jan
1985
Technical Reports
Physical Response of Flat Steel Plates to Drop Hammer Impacts
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Railroad Tank Cars, Safety, Structural Response
Abstract: A series of impact tests using the FRA/BRL Drop Hammer Facility was performed. The tests consisted of the creation of controlled damage to flat steel plates which had properties...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-84-07
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1984
Technical Reports
Experimental Investigation of Gauge Widening and Rail Restraint Characteristics
Keywords: Rail Restraint; Rail Deflection; Rail Capability; Gauge Widening; Spike Pullout Strength
Abstract: Gauge widening resulting from a loss of adequate rail restraint is one of the major track failure modes and the cause of a large number of derailments. A recent field and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-84/12
Office
RDI-20
1
Oct
1984
Technical Reports
Advanced Group Rapid Transit Guideway Communication Unit Design Summary
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: Automated Guideway Transit System, Digital Receiver, Failsafe, Impulse Noise, Interface, Magnetic Signaling, Safety
Abstract: The purpose of the Advanced Group Rapid Transit (AGRT) program was to develop an advanced automated guideway transit system capable of providing high passenger volumes, short...
Report Number
UMTA-WA-06-0011-84-1
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1984
Technical Reports
Development of Hybrid Cost Functions From Engineering and Statistical Techniques: The Case of Rail - Phase II Final Report
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Cost Analysis, Railroad Operations Analysis, Scale Economies
Abstract: Cost analysis is important in every transportation industry, to the firms or agencies which provide service, to regulatory bodies, and to public policy makers. In the past,...
Report Number
DOT/OST/P-30/85/007
Office
RRD