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Additional passenger fatalities and injuries can occur in rollover-type derailment accidents due to failures of glazing retention mechanisms on passenger railcars. In recent accidents, a key failure mode is shearing off the external rubber gasket that secures the glazing panes as the side of the railcar drags along the ground. Once the gasket fails, the glazing pane is pushed inside, leaving an op ...

While purchase of e-buses has accelerated in recent years, its adoption is still in its infancy, and transit agencies face technological, financial and institutional challenges. Amongst the range of technical challenges, charging infrastructure and power limitations create major barriers for evaluation of the appropriate model and type of e-bus. A significant challenge is the relatively low energy ...

This project intends to develop a sensor system that allows in-situ measurement of concrete’s pore solution resistivity, to supplement existing procedures for durability assessment. The innovation includes one or more sensors that are embedded inside concrete and a mobile measuring device to interrogate the sensor.Phase I project will explore candidate body materials for the sensor, manufacturin ...

This project intends to develop a sensor system that allows in-situ measurement of concrete’s pore solution resistivity, to supplement existing procedures for durability assessment. The innovation includes one or more sensors that are embedded inside concrete and a mobile measuring device to interrogate the sensor.Phase I project will explore candidate body materials for the sensor, manufacturin ...

"Li-ion batteries have a major downside which is their potential to initiate fires, escalate to thermal runaway increasing the violence, and to possibly explode.Traditional fire extinguishing agents either perform poorly or are impractical on these high-energy fires.Two innovations, in combination, are proposed for research and development.Pyrotechnic aerosol extinguishing agents will be proven hi ...

Development of a Near-Infrared passive scanner using sunlight to detect and measure methane emissions at an oil or gas production wellpad. The proposed system will provide continuous daily measurements for less than the annualized cost of currently mandated biannual surveys. This fixed-position sensor system will provide operators the ability to continuously monitor their operations for fugitive e ...

Development of a Near-Infrared passive scanner using sunlight to detect and measure methane emissions at an oil or gas production wellpad. The proposed system will provide continuous daily measurements for less than the annualized cost of currently mandated biannual surveys. This fixed-position sensor system will provide operators the ability to continuously monitor their operations for fugitive e ...

This project integrates a collection of advanced surface chemistry, colloidal engineering and high-throughput characterization followed by standard testing and pilot demonstration to manufacture insulating nanofluids (NF) for large power transformer (LPT) oil, with a projected lifetime of >80 years. The key cause of transformer failure is overheating, which becomes more likely over time due to bre ...

This project integrates a collection of advanced surface chemistry, colloidal engineering and high-throughput characterization followed by standard testing and pilot demonstration to manufacture insulating nanofluids (NF) for large power transformer (LPT) oil, with a projected lifetime of >80 years. The key cause of transformer failure is overheating, which becomes more likely over time due to bre ...

The means to communicate real-time safety information to vehicles on a roadway are currently under development. Early indications show this advanced warning system along roadways would significantly enhance driver safety. However, incorporating such a system on rural highways is a particularly challenging element for the universal deployment of the system due to the vast mileage without the necess ...