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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 Sort descending Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
B2-1
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
314
2,320
B1-2
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
313
1,063
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
Control-Smoldering
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
below detection limit
9.4
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
Propane Burner Check
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups gas tube burner Propane
3.22
24.3
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
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
S01_ISOburn1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
1,852
1,508
SB02-ISOburn3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
2,001
1,422
SB03b_MildFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
1,395
1,792
Kitchen Room Fire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire kitchen room with OSB back wall Cellulose, Plastic
6,813
7,585
SB04b_ISOFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
4,167
1,402
OSB03b_MildFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
1,448
1,852
OSB04b_ISOFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
4,803
2,156
OSB05b_MildFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
1,430
1,793
S03b_MildFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
1,439
1,822
S05b_MildFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
1,442
1,865
S06b_MildFire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Kitchen Room Fire Box Burner with Target Wall Natural Gas
1,452
1,879
Test28_8plasticCommodity_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups Cellulose, Polystyrene
1,438
2,826

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