Fire performance of a cryogenic UN-T75 storage tank : phase II – LNG

The Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Rail Administration (FRA) awarded a contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to conduct research and testing in the interest of ISO storage tanks for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) service. In Phase I of the project, SwRI fire-tested an LNG tank filled with liquid nitrogen (LN2) and demonstrated the performance of the pressure relief valve system. In Phase II, this test was repeated with the same type of tank filled with LNG. In addition, several types of data were collected during the experiment to understand how the fire exposure affects the internal and external heating of the tank. This information will be used in future computer modeling efforts to predict performance with different tanks and fire scenarios. This paper provides a summary of the test results observed in the Phase II testing, conducted on June 29, 2022.

• Record URL:
  • https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-67533
• Authors:
  • Huczek, Jason
  • Fernandez, Kyle
  • Janssens, Marc
  • Bendele, Bill
  • Friedman, Keith
  • Mattos, Garrett
• Conference:
  • Seventh International Conference on Fires in Vehicles
  • Location: Stavanger , Norway
  • Date: 2023-4-24 to 2023-4-25
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: pp 169-181

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Fire; Fuel tanks; Fuels; Measurement; Pressure; Railroad trains; Temperature; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Full scale
• ITRD Terms: 2417: Alternative energy; 3850: CNG; 3850: Compressed natural gas; 3850: Diesel oil; 1624: Fire; 3850: Fuel oil; 1325: Fuel tank; 6227: Full scale; 2417: Geothermal energy; 3850: Liquid petroleum gas; 3850: LPG; 6136: Measurement; 3850: Natural gas; 3850: Petrol; 5412: Pressure; 2417: Solar energy; 6722: Temperature; 6255: Test; 1268: Train
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01907593
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, VTI
• Created Date: Feb 8 2024 8:39AM