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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)
NGQC_3m_2kgs_400kW_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner box burner Natural Gas
307.8
438
Test014_BigEmptyBox2ft_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) empty cardboard box Cellulose
26.5
443
Test18_2Trashcan_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcans filled with paper Cellulose, Plastic
257
445
Test30_2trashCanRagsPaper_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcan filled with cotton rags and paper Cellulose, Plastic
370
462
Test009_BigBox Paper2ft_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) cardboard shreded paper Cellulose
32.2
463
Test0104_BigEmptyBox2ft_R4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) empty cardboard box Cellulose
25.8
468
Test40_GPO1_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-1 Glass-reinforced polyester resin (GPO-1)
246
469
Test2_2box_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 paper Cellulose
236
481
Test012_BigBoxPaper 2ft_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) cardboard and shreded paper Cellulose
36.1
482
D2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Chair mockup Composite
268
498
Test17_GPO1_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-1 Polyester resin (GPO-1)
235
498
Test053_CanvasTarp12x12_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) canvas tarp Cellulose
51.6
499
Test28_POMGF_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
387
503
Test49_GPO1_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-1 Polyester resin (GPO-1)
232
522
Test57_OSB_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 7/16" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of OSB Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
262
526
NGQC_3m_3kgs_500kW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner box gas burner Natural Gas
381
532
Test049_ShopVac_R4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic shop vaccum Plastic
308
534
Test61_POMGF_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
452
536
Test50_POMGF_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of POM-GF Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
367
540
Test046_ShopVac_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic shop vaccum Plastic
295
545

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