Reducing Flammability for Bakken Crude Oil for Train Transport: Year 4

This project examines how crude oil can be modified with the addition of nano-particles and polymers to change the oil's fire characteristics. Testing involves looking at both different kinds of oils and at simpler chemicals that mimic oil's properties. Testing simpler chemicals allows faster testing and examination of a broader range of conditions. Specific experiments involve droplet burning, droplet splashing, and other methods that are clear, reproducible, and consistent.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $155800
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747107

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851
• Project Managers:

  Stearns, Amy

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Iowa, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

  3100 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences
  Iowa City, Iowa  United States  52242
• Principal Investigators:

  Ratner, Albert

  Esmaeilpour, Mehdi

• Start Date: 20210101
• Expected Completion Date: 20211231
• Actual Completion Date: 20211231
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
• Source Data: RiP Project 91994-77

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crude oil; Flammability; Freight transportation; Materials tests; Nanostructured materials; Polymers; Railroad transportation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Materials; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01777974
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-America Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747107
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 27 2021 4:06PM