The effects of exposing a railroad tank car which contains a hazardous material, such as a flammable liquid or a flammable (liquified) gas, to fire are discussed. Failure of the car from the effects of fire can have disastrous consequences. Tank cars can be protected against fire by equippping them with thermal insulation systems which remain effective at high temperature and safety relief valve with adequate flow capacity. The ability of the thermal insulation system and the safety relief valve to provide sufficient protection can be predicted by analysis. Results of such predictions are presented for tank cars containing propane. Both the upright car case, where the valve vents vapor, and the overturned car case, where the valve vents liquid, are considered.


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    Title :

    Fire protection for railroad tank cars


    Additional title:

    Feuerschutz fuer Eisenbahntankwagen


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    ASME-Papers ; Jul ; 1-8


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 6 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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