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FCD Experiments
| Experiment Name | Plot of Heat Release Rate | Ignition Photo | Date/Time Sort descending | Project | Specimen | Fuel Type | Total Heat Released (MJ) | Peak HRR (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGQC_9m_25kgs_5MW | 
|
|
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner | tube burner | Natural Gas | 4,235
|
5,141
|
|
| NGQC_9m_40kgs_8MW | 
|
|
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner | tube burner | Natural Gas | 5,203
|
9,151
|
|
| Test2_PMMA_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) | 506
|
2,882
|
|
| Test3_PMMA_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) | 506
|
3,197
|
|
| NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW | 
|
|
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner | tube gas burner | Natural Gas | 2,127
|
3,022
|
|
| NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW |
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | tube gas burner | Natural Gas | 2,127
|
3,022
|
|
| NGQC_6m_draftflow_250kW | 
|
|
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner | Tube Burner | Natural Gas | 150.3
|
281.3
|
|
| Test4_PMMA_R4 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) | 504
|
3,140
|
|
| Test5_PMMA_R5 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) | 504
|
3,166
|
|
| Test6_Redboard_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-3 | Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard) | 43.0
|
134.3
|
|
| Test7_PMMA_R6 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) | 503
|
3,579
|
|
| Test8_Redboard_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-3 | Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard) | 37.8
|
114.9
|
|
| Test9_SIS_wire_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 90 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire | XLPE (SIS Wire) | 16.0
|
132.8
|
|
| Test10_SIS_wire_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 96 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire attached to 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall panels of GPO-3 | XLPE (SIS Wire) and (GPO-3) | 47
|
142
|
|
| Test11_PVC_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PVC | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | 61.9
|
163.2
|
|
| Test12_PBT_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PBT | Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) | 375
|
2,821
|
|
| Test13_PVC_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PVC | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | 84.0
|
236
|
|
| Test14_Redboard_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 48" tall panels of GPO-3 | Glass-reinforced polyester resin (GPO-3, 'Redboard') | 36.2
|
109.6
|
|
| CompositeFloorTest_No1 | 
|
|
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 2 | Four square burners | Natural Gas | 63,542
|
11,496
|
|
| Gasoline_50g | 
|
|
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety | gasoline in 20 cm pan | Gasoline | 2.04
|
21.9
|
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