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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

FCD Experiments

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Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
Test28_8plasticCommodity_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups Cellulose, Polystyrene
1,438
2,826
D2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Chair mockup Composite
268
498
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
CornOil_50g_20cm_Calphalon
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel pour
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety corn oil in 20 cm pan Corn Oil
1.656
34.0
CornOil_50g_20cm_AlumiPanRepeat2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel pour
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety corn oil in 20 cm pan Corn Oil
1.447
28.2
Test58_XLPE4_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
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
Test59_XLPE4_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
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
Test60_XLPE4_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
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
Test18_XLPE2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (2lb/ft3 density) Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
101.4
3,992
Test19_XLPE6_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density) Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
278
3,500
Test38_XLPE6_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density) Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
280
3,459
Test23_XLPE2_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (2lb/ft3 density) Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
104.9
4,186
Test39_XLPE6_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density) Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
301
3,427
Test41_XPSPink2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
100.6
1,687
Test42_XPSGreen2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
105
1,946
Test63_XPSpink2_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
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
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
22.9
174
Test64_XPSgreen2_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
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
Test48_XPSpink1_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
55.3
1,332

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