Ongoing Projects
This page details ongoing projects OHMS's R&D program is funding.
| Project Title | Contractor |
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Metal Foams Development for Rail Cars - SBIR |
Advanced Materials Manufacturing |
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Research and Regulation of Polymerizing Materials During Transportation |
APT Research |
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Classification and Research of the Transportation of Bio-Derived Fuel |
APT Research |
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Mitigating the Risks and Consequences Associated with Hazardous Material Packaging Rupture |
APT Research |
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Fine Grain Metal Powder Standards for Consumer Pyrotechnics |
APT Research |
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Development of Annual Hazmat Packaging and Commodity Flow Data |
Census Bureau |
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Solidification of Natural Gas Hydrates for Transportation |
Colorado School of Mines |
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Improved Reaction to Fire Test for Particulate Metals and Method to Evaluate the Efficacy and Limitations of Liquid Suppressant Agent(s) for Metal Fires and Waste Hazard Reduction |
Fire and Materials Research Laboratory |
| Metal Foams Manufacturing for Railcars - SBIR | iOS |
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Modeling of Current Standards for Selecting Pressure Vessel Steels (DOT Packaging) to Transport Hydrogen-Bearing Gases |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Composite Metal Foams for Impact Protection | North Carolina State University |
| Metal Foams Manufacturing for Railcars - SBIR | Powdermet |
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Packaging Technique to Defeat Fires and Explosions due to Lithium-Ion and Related High-Energy-Density Batteries |
QDOT LLC |
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Development and Testing of New Materials for Improving Thermal Protection Systems to Mitigate Rail Transport Risk of Flammable Liquids Mitigate Rail Transport Risk of Flammable Liquids |
Rutgers University |
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Default Classification of Thermites |
SMS |
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Evaluation of Shipping Pipes Used to Transport Explosives under DOT-SP-8451 |
Southwest Research Institute |
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Honeycomb Encapsulated Phase Change Material Composites for Battery Transportation Safety |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
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Costs Associated with Delays of Rail Shipment of Hazardous Materials |
Volpe Transportation Center |
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Separation Distance of Hazardous Materials Cars and Train Crews and/or Locomotives - Literature Review |
Volpe Transportation Center |
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Performance Specification of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Materials for Highway Cargo Tank Packaging |
Volpe Transportation Center |
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Nurse Tank Safety Analysis |
Volpe Transportation Center |
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Thermo-Mechanical Responses of FRP Composite Jacketing for Tank Cars under Impact and Fire |
West Virginia University |
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High Strain Rate Rupture and Fragmentation of Aluminum Cylinders |
WHA |
For questions, please contact Pedro Bueno at pedro.bueno@dot.gov.
Last updated: Monday, January 4, 2021