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FCD Experiments

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Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Sort descending Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
CornerTest1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments room corner mockup Cellulose, Plastic
1,522
1,624
CornerTest2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments room corner mockup Cellulose, Plastic
1,572
2,083
NGCal15m20MWburner
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
28,734
23,535
NGCal15m20MWburner
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments tube gas burner Natural Gas
28,734
23,535
NGCal15m20MWburner2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments tube gas burner Natural Gas
22,938
22,018
NGCal15m20MWburner2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
22,938
22,018
CLT_Room_Test_1-1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment Cellulose, Plastic
17,883
9,487
CLT_Room_Test_1-2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment Cellulose, Plastic
18,541
12,451
CLT_Room_Test_1-3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment, CLT wall Cellulose, Plastic
32,448
14,171
CLT_Room_Test_1-4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment, CLT ceiling Cellulose, Plastic
35,941
13,114
CLT_Room_Test_1-5
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment, CLT wall Cellulose, Plastic
53,580
10,372
CLT_Room_Test_1-6
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment, CLT wall and ceiling Cellulose, Plastic
78,200
12,910
stovetop_test_MassLoss_13
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
heating element on
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety cooking pan Corn Oil
5.59
73.7
stovetop_test_MassLoss_14c
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
heating element on
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety cooking pan Corn Oil
1.71
18.50
WateredTree3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Dry Tree Fire Hazard watered pine tree, upholstered chair and shelf in room corner Cellulose, Plastic
below detection limit
6.7
Dry_Pine_Tree
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Dry Tree Fire Hazard dry pine tree, upholstered chair and shelf in room corner Cellulose, Plastic
938
7,362
CB-42-DA-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
data sync marc
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
10,980
4,182
CB-42-DA-SC-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
17,069
4,184
CB-42-SP-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
13,232
4,331
CB-42-SP-SC-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
14,803
4,312

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