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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

Test19_XLPE6_R1

Table 1. Test Information
Name
Test19_XLPE6_R1
Date
Description

1" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall panels (in two sections, each 24"x48") of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density) backed by aluminum foil layer held by wire to 1" thick Marinite board. Ignite using rectangular propane burner @ 60kW for ignition, burner shut off and shielded after sustained flaming of panels. No heat flux data
Specimen
1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density)
Ignition
propane burner
Project ID (s)
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels
Test Director
Leventon

Timelapse Video with Heat Release Rate Plot

Table 2. Summary of Test Results
Measurement Value Uc Unit
Peak Heat Release Rate, PHRR
3,500
207
kW
Time to Peak Heat Release Rate
1.28
0.17
min
Total Heat Released, THR
278
17
MJ
Gas Burner Total Heat Released, NGTHR
2.460
0.074
MJ
Heat Release Quality Confirmation, HRQC
 Not measured -
MJ/MJ
Net Specimen Mass (gravimetric), NM = Mi-Mf
7.05
0.57
kg
Net Effective Heat of Combustion = THR / NM
39.4
4.0
MJ/kg
O2 Yield = O2 Consumed / NM
2.89
0.25
kg/kg
CO2 Yield = CO2 Generated / NM
2.87
0.25
kg/kg
CO Yield = CO Generated / NM
0.0212
0.0019
kg/kg
Soot Yield = Soot Generated / NM
0.0318
0.0051
kg/kg
Baseline Hood Exhaust Flow
21.07
0.63
kg/s
Test Duration = Time(Fire Out) - Time(Ignition)
12.30
0.03
min

Uc = Combined Expanded Uncertainty with 95% confidence level

Table 3. Summary of Test Input Parameters
Parameter Value Uc Unit
Fuel Type
Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
 - -
Hood Size
6
 -
m
Effective Duct Diameter
1.975
0.005
m
Exhaust Flow Correction Factor
1.028
0.029
 -
Net Heat of Combustion (per unit mass O2), Ef
13.10
0.66
MJ/kg
Net Heat of Combustion(per unit mass fuel), HOCf
40.00
8.00
MJ/kg
Initial Specimen Mass, Mi (gravimetric)
7.05
0.40
kg
Final Specimen Mass, Mf (gravimetric)
below detection limit
0.40
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
0.68
gas off
gas off
3
0.85
shield covering burner
shield covering burner
peak
1.28
Peak HRR
Peak HRR
4
12.17
supp
supp
5
12.30
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_8.5.1
Last Updated December 7, 2023