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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

FCD Experiments

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Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
Test66_HIPS1panel_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels one 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panel of HIPS High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
274
1,465
StructuralConnection1_Fire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
222
518
ConiferBranch01
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
61.4
198
BroadLeaf01
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
8.82
192
StructuralConnection2Fire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
450
641
Acetone_02
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure of Medium-Scale Pool Fires Round, Water-Cooled, 30 cm Liquid-Fuel Burner Acetone
139.4
49.4
Test_4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Polyester fabric sofa w/o barrier in furnished room Generic
below detection limit
6.6
Test_5
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Polyester fabric sofa w/o barrier in furnished room Generic
2,377
8,131
Test_6
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Polyester fabric sofa w/o barrier in furnished room Generic
below detection limit
below detection limit
Test_7
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Polyester fabric sofa w/o barrier in furnished room Generic
2,269
6,076
Test_9
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Polyester fabric sofa w/ full-coverage type 2 barrier in furnished room Generic
1,310
929
methane_gas_burner39
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
pilot ignition
Structure of Medium-Scale Pool Fires Round, Water-Cooled, 37 cm, Sintered-Metal Gas Burner Methane
33.0
39.3
Test_10
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Polyester fabric sofa w/o barrier in furnished room Generic
2,339
9,063
NGQC_6m_12Kgs
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
pilot igniton
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
555
618
Test_33
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
460
349
Test_34
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
235
172
Test_35
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
251
230
NGQC_3m_2kgs
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Box Burner Natural Gas
249
320
Test001_Pillow_C0+I0_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
1 kg calibration weight
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polyester Foam Insert and Polyester Cover
4.40
48.6
Test002_Pillow_C0+I1_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polyurethane Foam Insert and Polyester Cover
24.4
86.9

Bryant, R. and Bundy, M. The NIST 20 MW Calorimetry Measurement System for Large-Fire Research, Technical Note (NIST TN) 2077, 2019
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2077

NIST Fire Calorimetry Database (FCD)
https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2314