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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

FCD Experiments

Search the title, description, test director, specimen, fuel type, and ignition.
Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
Test003_Pillow_C0+I2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Feather Insert and Polyester Cover
10.91
20.1
Test004_Pillow_C1L+I1L_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polypropylene Foam Insert and Polypropylene Cover
9.67
81.7
Test005_Pillow_CO+I6_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Feather Insert and Polyester Cover
9.48
23.6
Test006_Pillow_C2+I0_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polyester Foam insert and Polyester Cover
5.44
27.1
Test007_Pillow_C0+I0_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polyester Foam Insert and Polyester Cover
5.17
70.4
Test008_Pillows_two(C1L+I1L)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polypropylene Foam Insert and Polypropylene Cover
14.83
80.5
Test009_Pillows_four(C0+I0)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polyester Foam Insert and Polyester Cover
16.92
109.2
Test010_Pillows_four(C1L+I1L)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polypropylene Foam Insert and Polypropylene Cover
40.1
191.9
Test011_Pillow_I1L+C1L_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polypropylene Foam Insert and Polypropylene Cover
10.03
93.6
Test012_Pillow_I1L+C1L_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polypropylene Foam Insert and Polypropylene Cover
10.02
101.2
Test013_Pillow_I0+C0_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Pillow Polyester Foam Insert and Polyester Cover
5.41
72.9
Test014_Laptop_L1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Laptop Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
0.19
1.31
Test015_Laptop_L2+I0+C0_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Laptop / Pillow Polyester Foam Insert and Polyester Cover/ ABS
5.93
23.8
Test016_Chair_CH3_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair Polyurethane Foam/Plastic
115.1
621
Test017_Chair_CH4_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Conference Room Chair Polyurethane Foam
38.9
447
Test018_Table_T2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Side Table Particleboard
0.93
2.22
Test019_Chair_CH6_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Conference Room Chair Polyurethane Foam
24.8
414
Test020_Chair_CH7_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair Polyurethane Foam / Wood
41.7
117.9
NGQC_9m_20kgsA
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Tube Burner Natural Gas
2,022
3,130
Test021_Chair_CH3_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair Polyurethane Foam / Plastic
96.1
690

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