Results of a conventional fuel tank blunt impact test

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• Alternative Title:
  Proceedings of the 2015 Joint Rail Conference
• Creators:
  Jacobsen, Karina ; Carolan, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fuel tanks
  • Impact tests
  • Tank cars
  • Passenger trains
  • Finite element method
  • Dynamic loads
  • Puncture resistance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  JRC2015-5759
• Resource Type:
  In Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  Colorado
• Corporate Publisher:
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers ; American Society of Civil Engineers ; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Research ; and Development is conducting research into passenger ; locomotive fuel tank crashworthiness. A series of impact tests is ; being conducted to measure fuel tank deformation under two ; types of dynamic loading conditions – blunt and raking ; impacts. This program is intended to result in a better ; understanding of design features that improve the puncture ; resistance of passenger locomotive fuel tanks. One reason for ; performing this program is to aid in development of appropriate ; standards for puncture resistance to be applied to alternativelydesigned ; fuel tanks, such as on diesel multiple unit (DMU) ; passenger rail equipment. This paper describes the results of ; the third blunt impact test of retired F-40 locomotive fuel tanks.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RR28A3/NLL72
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12189/dot_12189_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1009.82 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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