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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control-Smoldering | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | below detection limit
|
9.4
|
|
| C0-2 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 325
|
2,697
|
|
| B1-2 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 313
|
1,063
|
|
| B2-1 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 314
|
2,320
|
|
| B3-1 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 339
|
657
|
|
| B5-1 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 327
|
1,547
|
|
| B6-1 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 301
|
1,080
|
|
| C0-1 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 315
|
2,834
|
|
| B4-1 | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | upholstered chair mockup | Polyurethane Foam | 310
|
2,084
|
|
| Propane Burner Check | 
|
|
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups | gas tube burner | Propane | 3.22
|
24.3
|
|
| S06b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,452
|
1,879
|
|
| S05b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,442
|
1,865
|
|
| S03b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,439
|
1,822
|
|
| OSB05b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,430
|
1,793
|
|
| OSB04b_ISOFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 4,803
|
2,156
|
|
| OSB03b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,448
|
1,852
|
|
| SB04b_ISOFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 4,167
|
1,402
|
|
| SB03b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,395
|
1,792
|
|
| SB02-ISOburn3 | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 2,001
|
1,422
|
|
| S01_ISOburn1 | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,852
|
1,508
|
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