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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)
Methanol_1m_Pool_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Characteristics of a 1 m Methanol Pool Fire 1 m diameter pool burner Methanol
753
282
Methanol_1m_Pool_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Characteristics of a 1 m Methanol Pool Fire 1 m diameter pool burner Methanol
1,243
279
Test36_XPSgreen1_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 Green XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
49.1
628
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
Test34_XPSgreen1_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 Green XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
54.9
1,255
Test35_XPSpink1_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 Pink XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
47.1
1,080
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
Test33_XPSpink1_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 Pink XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
50.4
812
Test21_Polyiso_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 Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
28.6
949
Test24_Polyiso_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 Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
32.0
974
Test25_Polyiso_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
gas on
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
31.0
954
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
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
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
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
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
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
Test44_Polyiso05_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
17.9
1,022

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