RAILROAD TANK CAR FIRE TEST: TEST NO. 7

A fire test was conducted on a one-fifth scale model pressurized railroad tank car on 7 February 1973. The test, designated as Test Number 7, was conducted by the Ballistic Research Laboratories for the Federal Railroad Administration of the United States Department of Transportation at the White Sands Missile Range. The tank car model has a thermal insulation of four inches (10.16 cm) of polyurethane encased in a 0.125 inch (0.318 cm) steel jacket. The model was loaded with propane and then engulfed in a JP-4 jet fuel fire.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/railroad-tank-car-fire-test-test-no-7
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• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Army

  Ballistic Research Laboratories
  Aberdeen, MD  United States  21005
• Authors:
  • Anderson, C
  • Townsend, W
  • Zook, J
  • Wright, W
  • Cowgill, G
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 154 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fires; Flammability tests; Hazardous materials; Liquefied petroleum gas; Railroad safety; Tank cars; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Tank car design; Tank car safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095870
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA-OR&D 75-37 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-AR-30026
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 1976 12:00AM