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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)
Test_49
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
366
219
Test_50
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
411
503
Test_51
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
176
209
Test_52
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
131.7
214
Test_53
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
142.7
284
Test_54
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
173
199
Test_55
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
147.3
227
Test_56
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
173
196
Test_57
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
464
283
Test_58
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
357
283
Test_59
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
308
231
Test_60
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
364
316
Test_61
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
103.9
251
Test_62
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
39.7
202
Test_63
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
490
371
Test_64
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments Box Burner Natural Gas
176
362
Tree01
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Tall Trees 12 ft Douglas Fir Tree Cellulose
168
7,434
Tree02
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Tall Trees 12 ft Douglas Fir Tree Cellulose
159
12,203
Tree03
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Tall Trees 14 ft Douglas Fir Tree Cellulose
153
8,776
Tree04
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Tall Trees 14 ft Douglas Fir Tree Cellulose
218
13,668

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