CRASH TESTS OF A LIQUID HYDROGEN AUTOMOBILE

Details of the conversion of a U.S. Postal Service mail truck to hydrogen-fueled operation are given. Specific reference is made to design safety considerations. A traffic accident is described that caused the mail truck (mounted on a trailer) to turn on its side at approximately 20 mph and to finally slide to a stop and turn upside down. No one was injured, and there was essentially no damage to the liquid hydrogen fuel system. The mail truck was driven away from the scene of the accident. Suggestions to insure the safety of hydrogen-fueled experimental vehicles are made.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From World Hydrogen Energy Conference; Miami Beach, Florida, March, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Miami, Coral Gables

  Coral Gables, FL  United States  33124
• Authors:
  • Finegold, J G
  • VanVorst, W D
• Conference:
  • From World Hydrogen Energy Conference; Miami Beach, Florida, March, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 97-111

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Energy; Engines; Fuel systems; Liquid hydrogen; Safety vehicles; Testing; Traffic safety; Trucks; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck engines; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139627
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1976 12:00AM