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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

Test_53

Table 1. Test Information
Name
Test_53
Date
Description

25 kW-200kW ramp Nat. gas burner in cabinet, ladder style cable tray on top w/ 10 thermoplastic cables in tray
Specimen
Box Burner
Ignition
pilot flame
Project ID (s)
NRC Electrical Cabinet Experiments
Test Director
McGrattan

Timelapse Video with Heat Release Rate Plot

Table 2. Summary of Test Results
Measurement Value Uc Unit
Peak Heat Release Rate, PHRR
284
16
kW
Time to Peak Heat Release Rate
17.33
0.07
min
Total Heat Released, THR
142.7
8.9
MJ
Gas Burner Total Heat Released, NGTHR
129.1
1.8
MJ
Heat Release Quality Confirmation, HRQC
 Not measured -
MJ/MJ
Net Specimen Mass (gravimetric), NM = Mi-Mf
 Not measured -
kg
Total Fuel Mass Burned, TFM = THR / HOCf
4.76
0.33
kg
Net Effective Heat of Combustion = THR / NM
 Not measured -
MJ/kg
O2 Yield = O2 Consumed / TFM
2.11
0.16
kg/kg
CO2 Yield = CO2 Generated / TFM
1.59
0.12
kg/kg
CO Yield = CO Generated / TFM
0.0618
0.0048
kg/kg
Soot Yield = Soot Generated / TFM
 Not measured -
kg/kg
Baseline Hood Exhaust Flow
17.04
0.51
kg/s
Test Duration = Time(Fire Out) - Time(Ignition)
21.42
0.03
min

Uc = Combined Expanded Uncertainty with 95% confidence level

Table 3. Summary of Test Input Parameters
Parameter Value Uc Unit
Fuel Type
Natural Gas
 - -
Hood Size
6
 -
m
Effective Duct Diameter
1.975
0.005
m
Exhaust Flow Correction Factor
1.055
0.034
 -
Net Heat of Combustion (per unit mass O2), Ef
13.10
0.52
MJ/kg
Net Heat of Combustion(per unit mass fuel), HOCf
30.00
0.90
MJ/kg
Initial Specimen Mass, Mi (gravimetric)
 Not measured -
kg
Final Specimen Mass, Mf (gravimetric)
 Not measured -
kg
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Figure 1. Plot of Heat Release Rate data with event markers and error bars shown at peak.
Table 4. Summary of Observed Test Events
Event Time (min) Description Video Snapshot Image
1
0.00
Ignition
Ignition
2
11.53
cable tray ignition
cable tray ignition
peak
17.33
Peak HRR
Peak HRR
3
18.03
Fuel Off
Fuel Off
4
21.17
water suppression
water suppression
5
21.42
Fire Out
Fire Out

Table 5. Supplemental Data Plots

Plot of Oxygen Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Oxygen Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Carbon Dioxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Carbon Dioxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Carbon Monoxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Carbon Monoxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Radiant Heat Flux data with event markers. r= radial distance from center of hood, h=height above floor.
Plot of Radiant Heat Flux data with event markers. r= radial distance from center of hood, h=height above floor.
Plot of Smoke Laser Extinction Coefficient in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Smoke Laser Extinction Coefficient in hood exhaust stream.
Plot of Exhaust Duct Mass Flow Rate.
Plot of Exhaust Duct Mass Flow Rate.

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

Report Process Script Version
NFRL_Report_8.5.9
Last Updated January 17, 2025