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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)
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
Test14_Redboard_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, 48" tall panels of GPO-3 Glass-reinforced polyester resin (GPO-3, 'Redboard')
36.2
109.6
NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels tube gas burner Natural Gas
2,127
3,022
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
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
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
Test53_ABS_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 ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
550
3,541
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
Test20_OSB_R1
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)
243
622
Test54_XPSpink2_R2
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)
84.5
1,510
Test4_PMMA_R4
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)
504
3,140
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
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
Test37_OSB_R2
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)
243
894
Test55_XPSgreen2_R2
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)
110
1,839
Test5_PMMA_R5
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)
504
3,166
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
Test22_RedCedar_R2
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
44.4
322
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
Test56_HIPS_R4
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 HIPS High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
513
3,173

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