Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems Feasibility Study

Details

• Creators:
  Kennedy, Bernard J ; Mannheim, Daniel, S
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rail (Railroads)
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Fire extinguishing agents
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FRA-21-04
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  May 2020 - April 2021
• Contracting Officer:
  Shurland, Melissa
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration tasked a team from the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to research the technical background and use of water mist fire suppression systems in handling on-board fires in locomotives and passenger cars. The team researched the feasibility and safety benefits of installing new and retrofitted water mist suppression systems in locomotives and passenger railcars to gain an understanding of the feasibility and applicability of water mist systems to the U.S. rail environment and how they can be best used in a variety of passenger railcars and their associated locomotives.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66892/dot_66892_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.27 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7857667430d96d00b1102d56d03f07d9863885a2410786c78f005f791afb3e62a7ab62c83bd2db86a8e4d16a9ce6717a0499a999f1375b63f0661495375a6bb5