# Development of a Computation Fluid Dynamics Model to Quantify Explosion Hazards in Li-ion Battery Powered Rail Vehicles.

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- Solicitation number: FR26RDI20000000070
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
- Contracting office: Federal Railroad Administration (n-FEDERALRAILROADADMINISTRATION)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AS11 Transportation R&D Services; Surface Transportation, Public Transit, And Rail; Basic Research
- First posted: September 14, 2026
- Last posted: September 14, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e78e712a79cc4c95a727af88b3c0cb6d/view

## Description

The proposed research aims to generate experimental data relevant to battery energy storage system (BESS) usage in rail equipment and use it to validate a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for assessing explosion hazards in rail applications.

## Publications

- September 14, 2026: Special notice, due September 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice e78e712a79cc4c95a727af88b3c0cb6d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e78e712a79cc4c95a727af88b3c0cb6d/view

## Points of contact

- Isaac Rosier, isaac.rosier@dot.gov, 202-744-3479

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