Blunt Impact Tests of Retired Passenger Locomotive Fuel Tanks

Carolan, Michael; Rakoczy, Przemyslaw; Jacobsen, Karina; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

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Blunt Impact Tests of Retired Passenger Locomotive Fuel Tanks

2017-08-01
By Carolan, Michael ; Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ; Jacobsen, Karina

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Carolan, Michael ; Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ; Jacobsen, Karina

Carolan, Michael ; Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ; Jacobsen, Karina Less -
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Less -
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Less -
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Crash Energy Management Diesel Multiple Unit Cars Finite Element Method Fuel Tanks Impact Tests Locomotives Passenger Trains
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FRA/ORD-17/11
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Colorado
Edition:

Technical report; August 2017
Contracting Officer:

Shurland, Melissa
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
NTL Classification:

NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety;
Abstract:

The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. conducted impact tests on three locomotive fuel tanks as part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s locomotive fuel tank crashworthiness improvement program. Three fuel tanks, two from EMD F40PH locomotives and one from an EMD F40 locomotive, served as test specimens. A 14,075-pound impact cart equipped with a 12-inch by 12-inch impactor struck the tanks; fuel tanks 232 (F40PH) and 202 (F40) were impacted at their geometrical centers at 4.2 mph and 6.2 mph, respectively. Fuel tank 234 (F40PH) was offset from the center in the horizontal direction and impacted between the baffles at 11.2 mph. No fuel tanks ruptured. Results of the tests were eventually used for validation and refinements of finite element models developed by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
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DTFR53-10-X-00061 ; RR28A3/NLL72 ; DTFR53-11-D-00008 Task 305

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Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
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