Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car Filled With Liquid Nitrogen [Research Results]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Tank cars
  • Impact tests
  • Puncture resistance
  • Hazardous materials
  • Finite element method
  • Validation
  • DOT-113
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 22-10
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Contracting Officer:
  Gonzalez, Francisco, III
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  On May 14, 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a full-scale shell impact test (Test 13) of a DOT-113C120W9 (also identified as DOT-113) specification tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. This test was the final impact test in a planned series of four. A DOT-113 is a double-walled tank car (i.e., tank-within-a-tank) designed to transport authorized cryogenic liquids by rail. The tested tank car was purpose-built for this test to meet the specifications for a DOT-113C120W9 tank car. The tank car had a volume of approximately 34,500 gallons. During the test, a ~297,000-pound ram car equipped with a 12-inch by 12-inch impactor struck the outer shell of the tank car at its mid-height and longitudinally offset 10.8 feet towards the A-end.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR53-11-D-00008
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62769/dot_62769_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 406.16 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:025f93ddd9d105a56e35043af2035eb5bee2355aa68a7107fe542cf24614d655