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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)
HeptanePan2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Pool Burner Heptane
9.43
59.7
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
Test037_PPEbagQuarter_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) gloves and coveralls Plastic
10.12
17.7
Test043_PPEbagQuarter_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) gloves and coveralls Plastic
10.46
22.4
Test090_WastePaperBasket_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) trash can Plastic
13.60
21.3
Test9_SIS_wire_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 90 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire XLPE (SIS Wire)
16.0
132.8
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
Test32_Polyiso05_R2
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)
18.2
997
BSEE_Test_001
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
gravel burner Methane
18.4
39.1
Test31_Polyiso05_R1
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)
18.6
1,056
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
BurnerShakedown27
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels Sand Burner Propane
22.7
70.7
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
BurnerShakedown21
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels Sand Burner Propane
22.9
71.0
Test038_PPEbagHalf_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) gloves and coveralls Plastic
24.6
30.1
Test041_PPEbagHalf_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) gloves and coveralls Plastic
24.7
69.3
Test044_PPEbagHalf_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) gloves and coveralls Plastic
25.0
61.1
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
Test007_BigEmptyBox2ft_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) empty cardboard box Cellulose
26.0
403
Test010_BigEmptyBox 2ft_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) empty cardboard box Cellulose
26.1
568

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