Investigation of the Fire Safety Characteristics of Portable Tanks - Polyethylene Tanks Containing Flammable Liquids

Abstract

Full scale fire tests were conducted to determine the relative fire safety characteristics of portable polyethylene and steel intermediate bulk transport (IBC) containers containing flammable fuels. The results indicated that for both small and large exposure fires, the polyethylene tanks failed after a short exposure time presenting a major fire hazard caused by the release of large quantities of flammable fuels to the deck area. The steel tanks did not fail after either fire exposure but did, in some cases, develop large fire plumes at the vent release port.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199282

Entities

People

  • William H. Mclain

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Hazards
  • Fire Safety
  • Fire Suppression
  • Flash Point
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Heat Transfer
  • Load Cells
  • Marine Transportation
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.