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10
Apr
2023
Technical Reports
Intelligent Wireless Power Transfer (IWPT) for Safe Electric Power Charging of Rolling Stock
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Rail safety, wireless power transfer, arc fault detection, battery fire safety, rolling stock, Intelligent Wireless Power Transfer, IWPT
Abstract: To improve the safety of the electric power charging system for rolling stock, including both propulsion and ancillary use of stored electric power, this project proposes the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/09
Office
RPD-22
3
Feb
2022
Technical Reports
Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Steel, TC-128B, tank cars, fabrication, post-weld heat treatment, PWHT, transportation safety, fabrication, tensile testing, mechanical properties, material characterization
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-22/04
Office
RDI-22
2
Jun
2020
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Rollover Test and Corresponding Analytical Modeling – Survivability of Top Fittings for CPC-1232 Tank Car
Subject
Crashworthiness - Tank Car,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Full-scale testing, fittings, protection, rollover, tank car, tank car safety, CPC-1232 car
Abstract: A full-scale rollover test was performed on a CPC-1232 tank car body to determine the survivability of the top fittings and provide a comparison to past tank car-type rollover...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/22
Office
RDI-22
22
Apr
2019
Reference Materials
Emergency Responder Guidance
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, greenhouse gas, emergency responders, hazardous materials
Abstract: To understand the properties and behavior of liquefied natural gas (LNG); identify LNG fuel tenders, locomotives, Tank Cars & Intermodal Portable Tanks; understand potential...
1
Dec
2016
Other Reports
Advanced Tank Car Collaborative Research Program (ATCCRP)
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Abstract: Over the last decade, there has been significant ongoing research to develop strategies for improving railroad tank cars so they can maintain tank integrity for more severe...