In recent years there have been a number of incidents in which railroad tank cars carrying liquified petroleum gas (LPG) have been engulfed in fires. The LPG cars have ruptured from the fires, causing extensive property damage and loss of life. This report describes a laboratory screening program to select two thermal insulation candidates for use in future fire tests of fifth-scale and full scale LPG tank cars. Also included are analytical calculations to predict pressures and liquid levels in LPG tank cars being heated by fires. (Author)


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    Titel :

    Fire Protection of Railroad Tank Cars Carrying Hazardous Materials - Analytical Calculations and Laboratory Screening of Thermal Insulation Candidates


    Beteiligte:
    D. Levine (Autor:in) / D. M. Dancer (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1972


    Format / Umfang :

    59 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch