VEHICLES IN CONFINED SPACES (VICS-120) FACILITY DESIGN - INTERIM REPORT

A COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF TESTING FACILITIES EMPLOYED IN AN AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF VEHICLES IN CONFINED SPACES IS PRESENTED. THE VICS-120 CONSISTS OF A 120-FOOT VERTICAL TEST SECTION TUBE ASSEMBLY. THE VERTICAL CONFIGURATION IS EMPLOYED TO ALLOW FOR A CONSTANT ACCELERATION OF THE MODELS. THE FACILITY WAS DESIGNED FOR MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN ITS OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS, PARTICULARLY TO ACCOMODATE HIGH PRESSURES. THE COMPLETE FACILITY IS DESCRIBED WITH REFERENCE TO SITE PREPARATION, PLENUM ASSEMBLY, TEST SECTION TUBES, LAUNCHER, ARRESTOR, SCAFFOLD, HANDLING FIXTURES, CONTROL ROOM, VALVE AND INTERLOCK SYSTEM, AND INSTRUMENTATION. SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FACILITY ARE APPENDED. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROJ NO DC-MTD-7
• Corporate Authors:

  California Institute of Technology

  1201 East California Street
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91125
• Publication Date: 1971-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Building materials; Pneumatic conveyors; Pressure; Rapid transit cars; Test facilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Tube vehicle systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226485
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 7 1972 12:00AM