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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)
B3-1
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
339
657
B4-1
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
310
2,084
B5-1
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
327
1,547
B6-1
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
301
1,080
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
BSEE_Test_002
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
gravel burner Methane
2.24
44.0
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
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
BurnerShakedownO1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels sand burner box Propane
37.7
71.2
C0-1
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
315
2,834
C0-2
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
325
2,697
C0-3
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
321
2,517
CB-42-DA-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
data sync marc
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
10,980
4,182
CB-42-DA-SC-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
17,069
4,184
CB-42-SP-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
13,232
4,331
CB-42-SP-SC-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
14,803
4,312
CLT_Room_Test_1-1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment Cellulose, Plastic
17,883
9,487
CLT_Room_Test_1-2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment Cellulose, Plastic
18,541
12,451
CLT_Room_Test_1-3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment, CLT wall Cellulose, Plastic
32,448
14,171
CLT_Room_Test_1-4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments furnished studio apartment, CLT ceiling Cellulose, Plastic
35,941
13,114

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