Name | Test13_PVC_R2
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Date | |
Description | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall (in two sections, each 24"x48") panels of PVC mounted to 1" thick Marinite board. Ignite using rectangular propane burner @ 60kW for ignition, burner on throughout experiment. Heat flux gauges mounted flush with fuel surface |
Specimen | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PVC
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Ignition | propane burner
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Project ID (s) | |
Test Director | Leventon
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Measurement | Value | Uc | Unit |
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Peak Heat Release Rate, PHRR
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236
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12
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kW
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Time to Peak Heat Release Rate
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8.88
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0.17
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min
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Total Heat Released, THR
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84.0
|
9.7
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MJ
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Gas Burner Total Heat Released, NGTHR
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72.0
|
2.2
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MJ
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Heat Release Quality Confirmation, HRQC
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Not measured | - | MJ/MJ
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Net Specimen Mass (gravimetric), NM = Mi-Mf
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Not measured | - | kg
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Total Fuel Mass Burned, TFM = THR / HOCf
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4.97
|
0.61
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kg
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Net Effective Heat of Combustion = THR / NM
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Not measured | - | MJ/kg
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O2 Yield = O2 Consumed / TFM
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2.41
|
0.30
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kg/kg
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CO2 Yield = CO2 Generated / TFM
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1.31
|
0.17
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kg/kg
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CO Yield = CO Generated / TFM
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0.161
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0.020
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kg/kg
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Soot Yield = Soot Generated / TFM
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0.183
|
0.033
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kg/kg
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Baseline Hood Exhaust Flow
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17.03
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0.51
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kg/s
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Test Duration = Time(Fire Out) - Time(Ignition)
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32.95
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0.03
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min
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Uc = Combined Expanded Uncertainty with 95% confidence level
Parameter | Value | Uc | Unit |
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Fuel Type
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
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- | - |
Hood Size
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6
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- | m
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Effective Duct Diameter
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1.975
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0.005
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m
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Exhaust Flow Correction Factor
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1.028
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0.029
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- |
Net Heat of Combustion (per unit mass O2), Ef
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12.84
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0.39
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MJ/kg
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Net Heat of Combustion(per unit mass fuel), HOCf
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16.90
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0.70
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MJ/kg
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Initial Specimen Mass, Mi (gravimetric)
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Not measured | - | kg
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Final Specimen Mass, Mf (gravimetric)
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Not measured | - | kg
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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