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Technical Reports
Temperatures, Pressures, and Liquid Levels of Tank Cars Engulfed in Fires : Volume 1, Results of Parametric Analyses
Keywords: tank cars; hazardous materials; tank car isulation; safety relief valves
Abstract: An analytical procedure has been developed for calculating the effects of fire on a railroad tank car containing a hazardous material. The procedure was developed so that the...
Technical Reports
Description of Computer Program for Calculation of Temperatures, Pressures, and Liquid Levels of Tank Cars Engulfed in Fires: Volume II, Description of Analytical Procedure
Keywords: tank cars; hazardous materials; tank car isulation; safety relief valves
Abstract: This report describes work that has been carried out under Federal Railroad Administration Contract No. DTFR53-81-C-00016, Task Order VC-4, entitled "Temperatures, Pressures and...
Technical Reports
Event Probabilities and Impact Zones for Hazardous Materials Accidents on Railroads
Keywords: hazardous Materials, Probabilities, Risk analysis
Abstract: Procedures are presented for evaluating the probability and impacts of hazardous material accidents in rail transportation. The significance of track class for accident...
Other Reports
Supplemental Information Concerning the Methodology Used by IIT Research Institute to Predict the Effects of Pool Fires on Hazardous Material Tank Cars
Keywords: Computer Program, Railroad Technology, Tank Cars
Abstract: [From the Introduction] IIT Research Institute (IITRI) developed a computer program to calculate pressures, liquid levels, and tank wall temperatures in pressure tank cars...
Technical Reports
Post Accident Procedures for Chemicals and Propellants
Keywords: Vapor Dispersion, Hazardous Materials, Accident Assessment, Emergency Response, Hazards Mitigation, Wreckage Removal, Cleanup/Disposal
Abstract: This report presents production volumes, storage capacities, shipment quantities, containers used for highway and rail shipments, general commodity flow patterns and disposal...