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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)
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
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
Test63_XPSpink2_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Pink XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
93.2
1,580
Test64_XPSgreen2_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Green XPS Foam Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS)
97.8
1,426
Test65_RedCedar_R4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar Western Red Cedar
65.1
378
Test66_HIPS1panel_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels one 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panel of HIPS High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
274
1,465
Test6_4Pallet_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry wood pallets and paper Cellulose
1,073
1,801
Test6_Redboard_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-3 Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard)
43.0
134.3
Test7_4Pallet_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry wood pallets and paper Cellulose
1,092
2,049
Test7_PMMA_R6
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 cast Black PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
503
3,579
Test8_8Pallet_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry wood pallets and paper Cellulose
2,229
4,174
Test8_Redboard_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-3 Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard)
37.8
114.9
Test9_8Pallet_r1b
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry wood pallets and paper Cellulose
2,186
3,141
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
Test_1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics furnished room with polyester fabric sofa no barrier Cellulose, Plastic
2,551
9,175
Test_2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics furnished room with cotton fabric sofa with barrier Cellulose, Plastic
2,246
8,422
Test_3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics furnished room with cotton fabric sofa no barrier Cellulose, Plastic
2,636
9,639
Throw_pillow_1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Throw Pillow Polyester
3.96
34.6
Throw_pillow_2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Throw Pillow Polyester
4.20
45.0
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

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