RAILCAR4 Toxic Industrial Chemical Source Characterization Program (Software User's Manual)

Abstract

This document discusses the use of the RAILCAR4 Toxic Industrial Chemical Source Characterization Program to analyze a scenario in which there is a release of a toxic industrial chemical from a transport tank, such as chlorine released from a rupture in a 90-ton railcar. Knowledge gaps associated with such a release are discussed, the most important of which fall into three categories: 1) characterization of the vapor source resulting from the liquid jet, 2) human toxic effects, and 3) reaction of the chlorine vapor with and removal by surfaces and air as it travels downwind. The RAILCAR4 Program addresses the first of these knowledge gaps. The study concludes that, as a result of the validation of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) mist pool theory, in conjunction with extensive measurements taken during Jack Rabbit pilot tests and field trials, hazard assessment models will be better equipped to predict downwind effects for emergency responders, and warfighters will be much better protected from these types of attacks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA563238

Entities

People

  • Timothy J. Bauer

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Critical Temperature
  • Cyanides
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Emergencies
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Hydroxides
  • Liquid Jets
  • Liquids
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Surface Warfare
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Thermodynamics
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Environmental Engineering.