| Hazardous Materials Accident Report: Release and Ignition of Hydrogen Following Collision of a Tractor-Semitraier with Horizontally Mounted Cylinders Contributor(s): National Transportation Safety Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 1512273007 ISBN-13: 9781512273007 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.28 lbs) 44 pages |
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| Publisher Description: On May 1, 2001, a tractor-semitrailer that had horizontally mounted cylinders filled with compressed hydrogen struck a pickup near Ramona, Oklahoma. According to witnesses, the tractor-semitrailer then went out of control and overturned while continuing along the highway. It went off the road to the east and traveled 300 more feet before it stopped. During the process, some of its cylinders, values, piping, and fittings were damaged and release hydrogen. |