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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

Test61_POMGF_R3

Table 1. Test Information
Name
Test61_POMGF_R3
Date
Description

3/8" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall (in two sections, each 24"x48") panels of POM-GF mounted to 1" thick Marinite board. Ignite using rectangular propane burner @ 60kW for ignition, turn burner off after sustained flaming of panels. Heat flux gauges mounted flush with fuel surface. Heat Flux gauges mid and upper to be unshielded as fire grows. Narrow bandpass filter used to image blue flame.
Specimen
1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF
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
536
29
kW
Time to Peak Heat Release Rate
17.07
0.17
min
Total Heat Released, THR
452
29
MJ
Gas Burner Total Heat Released, NGTHR
10.98
0.33
MJ
Heat Release Quality Confirmation, HRQC
 Not measured -
MJ/MJ
Net Specimen Mass (gravimetric), NM = Mi-Mf
31.16
0.28
kg
Net Effective Heat of Combustion = THR / NM
14.52
0.94
MJ/kg
O2 Yield = O2 Consumed / NM
1.005
0.033
kg/kg
CO2 Yield = CO2 Generated / NM
1.303
0.048
kg/kg
CO Yield = CO Generated / NM
0.00666
0.00025
kg/kg
Soot Yield = Soot Generated / NM
below detection limit
0.00049
kg/kg
Baseline Hood Exhaust Flow
16.62
0.50
kg/s
Test Duration = Time(Fire Out) - Time(Ignition)
81.63
0.03
min

Uc = Combined Expanded Uncertainty with 95% confidence level

Table 3. Summary of Test Input Parameters
Parameter Value Uc Unit
Fuel Type
Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
 - -
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
14.93
0.59
MJ/kg
Net Heat of Combustion(per unit mass fuel), HOCf
15.93
0.50
MJ/kg
Initial Specimen Mass, Mi (gravimetric)
39.13
0.20
kg
Final Specimen Mass, Mf (gravimetric)
7.97
0.20
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
3.07
fuel to burner OFF
fuel to burner OFF
3
3.42
burner shielded
burner shielded
peak
17.07
Peak HRR
Peak HRR
4
73.12
stir embers, still burning under burner shield
stir embers, still burning under burner shield
5
81.63
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_8.5.2
Last Updated January 5, 2024