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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

FCD Experiments

Search the title, description, test director, specimen, fuel type, and ignition.
Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
Test093_Pallet_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) pallet Cellulose
0.71
2.11
Test088_ScaffoldPlank_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) wood plank Cellulose
0.94
2.19
Test022_WeldingBlanket_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) welding blanket Fiberglass
0.245
2.19
Test048_ShopVac_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic shop vaccum Plastic
0.025
2.26
Test021_WeldingBlanket_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) welding blanket Fiberglass
0.149
2.31
Test023_WeldingBlanket_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) welding blanket Fiberglass
0.144
2.32
Test065_250mL_Linseed_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) linseed oil Plastic
1.49
2.52
Test094_Pallet_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) pallet Cellulose
1.16
2.58
Test080_NylonRope_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Nylon rope Nylon
0.261
3.01
Test029_BlowerDuct_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic air duct Plastic
0.282
5.20
Test028_BlowerDuct_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic air duct Plastic
0.480
6.15
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
Test027_BlowerDuct_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic air duct Plastic
0.424
9.05
Test017_SilverTarp_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic tarp Plastic
3.58
9.19
Control-Smoldering
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups upholstered chair mockup Polyurethane Foam
below detection limit
9.4
Test22_1tarp_r2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic tarp Plastic
below detection limit
10.5
Test066_LinseedOilRags_R02
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) oily rags Cellulose, Oil
8.09
11.31
Test064_LinseedOilRags_R0
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) oily rags Plastic
9.71
11.58
Test22_1tarp_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic tarp Plastic
4.0
12.0
Test055_CanvasTarp12x12_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) canvas tarp Cellulose
19.2
12.80

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