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Evacuation areas for transportation accidents involving propellant tank pressure burstsEvacuation areas are defined for those transportation accidents where volatile chemical propellant tanks are exposed to fire in the wreckage and eventually explode with consequent risks from fragments in surrounding populated areas. An evacuation area with a minimum radius of 600 m is recommended to limit the statistical probability of fatality to one in 100 such accidents. The result of this study was made possible by the derivation of a distribution function of distances reached by fragments from bursting chemical car tanks. Data concerning fragments were obtained from reports of tank car pressure bursts between 1958 and 1971.
Document ID
19740035057
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Siewert, R. D.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Aerospace Safety Research and Data Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1972
Subject Category
Facilities, Research, And Support
Meeting Information
Meeting: JANNAF Propulsion Meeting
Location: New Orleans, LA
Start Date: November 27, 1972
End Date: November 29, 1972
Accession Number
74A17807
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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