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NIST Report of Test FR 4016: Test 15

Test 15, Flaming Chair, Living Area
(Return to NIST Report of Test FR 4016: Home Smoke Alarm Tests)

Test Description

For details of the test structure, materials, fire source, and instrumentation, see the full NIST report: NIST Technical Note 1455-1, February 2008 Revision, Full Report (3/3/2008) Performance of Home Smoke Alarms Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings.

Temperature

  • Temperature. remote bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. remote bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. remote bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. remote bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. remote bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. remote bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. remote bedroom. 1820 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. main bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. main bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. main bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. main bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. main bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. main bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. main bedroom. 1820 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside remote bedroom. position B


  • Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 300 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 610 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 1220 mm from ceiling

 

  • Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 1520 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. hallway outside main bedroom. 1820 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. living room. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. living room. 300 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. living room. 610 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. living room. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. living room. 1220 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. living room. 1520 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. living room. 1820 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. front door hallway. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. front door hallway. 300 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. front door hallway. 610 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. front door hallway. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. front door hallway. 1220 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. front door hallway. 1520 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. front door hallway. 1820 mm from ceiling


  • Temperature. closed room


  • Temperature. directly above ignition point


  • Temperature at data acquisition system


Smoke Obscuration

  • Smoke Obscuration. remote bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Smoke Obscuration. remote bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Smoke Obscuration. hallway outside remote bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Smoke Obscuration. hallway outside main bedroom. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Smoke Obscuration. hallway outside main bedroom. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Smoke Obscuration. front door hallway. 20 mm from ceiling


  • Smoke Obscuration. front door hallway. 900 mm from ceiling


  • Smoke Obscuration hallway outside remote bedroom. Near alarm board


CO Concentration

  • Carbon Monoxide concentration. remote bedroom. Data


  • Carbon Monoxide concentration. hallway outside remote bedroom. Data


  • Carbon Monoxide concentration. front door hallway. Data


  • Carbon Monoxide concentration. main bedroom. Data


CO2 Concentration

  • Carbon Dioxide concentration. remote bedroom. Data


  • Carbon Dioxide concentration. hallway outside remote bedroom. Data


  • Carbon Dioxide concentration. front door hallway. Data


  • Carbon Dioxide concentration. main bedroom. Data


O2 Concentration

  • Oxygen concentration. remote bedroom. Data


  • Oxygen concentration. hallway outside remote bedroom. Data


  • Oxygen concentration. front door hallway. Data


  • Oxygen concentration. main bedroom. Data

 

Heat Alarm

  • Heat Alarm 1. remote bedroom


Smoke Alarm

  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. remote bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. remote bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. remote bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. remote bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. remote bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. remote bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. remote bedroom


Heat Alarm

  • Heat Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom


Smoke Alarm

  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom


Heat Alarm

  • Heat Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom


Smoke Alarm

  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom


Heat Alarm

  • Heat Alarm 1. main bedroom


Smoke Alarm

  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 2. main bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 3. main bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. main bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3. main bedroom


  • Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 3. main bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 4. main bedroom


  • Carbon Monoxide Alarm 1. main bedroom


  • Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. remote bedroom


  • Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Aspirated Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 1. living room


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 1. remote bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside remote bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 1. hallway outside main bedroom


  • Ionization Smoke Alarm 1. main bedroom


  • Unmodified Photoelectric Smoke Alarm 2


  • Unmodified Ionization Smoke Alarm 2


  • Unmodified Ionization Smoke Alarm 4


Created April 25, 2013, Updated June 2, 2021