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Dec
2022
Technical Reports
Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: Passenger rail, structural crashworthiness, side structure, sidewall, side impact, railcar design, passenger equipment
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-22/42
Office
RDI-22
7
Nov
2022
Technical Reports
Hybrid Locomotive Waste Heat Recovery System (L-WHRS) Safety and Field Demonstration
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: locomotive, waste heat recovery, efficiency, fuel consumption reduction, emissions reductions, augmented powergeneration, decarbonization, Energy Storage System, ESS, Locomotive-Waste Heat Recovery Systems, L-WHRS, heating, ventilation, air condition
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-22/38
Office
RDI-22
13
Sep
2022
Technical Reports
Development of Locomotive Powered Freight Car Electrical Power Supply System (EPSS): Method for Electrical Power Distribution on Freight Trains
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Electrical power supply system, EPSS, Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brakes, EDHB, Hand brake release sensors, HBRS, remote controlled angle cocks, RCAC, remote controlled cut levers, RCCL, remote release hand brake, RCHB, alternating current, AC
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-22/34
Office
RDI-22
7
Jul
2022
Research Results
Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car Filled with Liquid Nitrogen
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: DOT-113, tank cars, impact testing, puncture resistance, hazardous materials, HAZMAT, finite element analysis, model validation, rolling stock
Report Number
RR 22-10
Office
RDI-22
3
Jun
2022
Technical Reports
Integrity of Rail Passenger Equipment Glazing Systems
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: Window, glazing, gasket, zip-strip, derailment, passenger containment, emergency egress, emergency access, fire resistance, fire protection, simulations, finite element model, impact test
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-22/21
Office
RDI-22