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FCD Experiments
| Experiment Name | Plot of Heat Release Rate | Ignition Photo | Date/Time Sort ascending | Project | Specimen | Fuel Type | Total Heat Released (MJ) | Peak HRR (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| methane_gas_burner39 | 
|
|
Structure of Medium-Scale Pool Fires | Sintered Round 37 cm Gas Burner | Methane | 33.0
|
39.3
|
|
| Acetone_02 | 
|
|
Structure of Medium-Scale Pool Fires | Round Liquid Pan 30 cm Burner | Acetone | 139.4
|
49.4
|
|
| Test66_HIPS1panel_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | one 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panel of HIPS | High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) | 274
|
1,465
|
|
| Test65_RedCedar_R4 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar | Western Red Cedar | 65.1
|
378
|
|
| BurnerShakedown27 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | Sand Burner | Propane | 22.7
|
70.7
|
|
| Test64_XPSgreen2_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam | Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS) | 97.8
|
1,426
|
|
| Test63_XPSpink2_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam | Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS) | 93.2
|
1,580
|
|
| Test62_XPSgreen1_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam | Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS) | 22.9
|
174
|
|
| Test61_POMGF_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF | Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF) | 452
|
536
|
|
| Test60_XLPE4_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE foam (4lb/ft3 density) | Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE) | 174.4
|
2,830
|
|
| Test59_XLPE4_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE foam (4lb/ft3 density) | Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE) | 149.1
|
2,876
|
|
| Test58_XLPE4_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE foam (4lb/ft3 density) | Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE) | 211
|
3,169
|
|
| Test57_OSB_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 7/16" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of OSB | Oriented Strand Board (OSB) | 262
|
526
|
|
| Test56_HIPS_R4 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of HIPS | High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) | 513
|
3,173
|
|
| Test55_XPSgreen2_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam | Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS) | 110
|
1,839
|
|
| Test54_XPSpink2_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam | Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS) | 84.5
|
1,510
|
|
| Test53_ABS_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) | 550
|
3,541
|
|
| BurnerShakedown21 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | Sand Burner | Propane | 22.9
|
71.0
|
|
| D2 | 
|
|
Chair mockup | Composite | 268
|
498
|
||
| CompositeFloorTest_No3 | 
|
|
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 2 | Four square burners | Natural Gas | 90,480
|
12,124
|
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