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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)
Test018_SilverTarp_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic tarp Plastic
34.3
76.2
Test050_FRtarp15x10_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic tarp Plastic
51.7
83.0
Test019_SilverTarp_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic tarp Plastic
36.1
200
Test22_1tarp_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic tarp Plastic
4.0
12.0
Test051_FRtarp15x10_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic tarp Plastic
53.7
50.6
Test020_SilverTarp_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic tarp Plastic
36.0
71.0
Test22_1tarp_r2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic tarp Plastic
below detection limit
10.5
Test052_FRtarp15x10_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) Plastic tarp Plastic
54.4
83.0
Test24_2tarp_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic tarp Plastic
8.3
15.8
Test29_1trashCanRagsPaper_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcan filled with cotton rags and paper Cellulose, Plastic
190
225
Test30_2trashCanRagsPaper_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcan filled with cotton rags and paper Cellulose, Plastic
370
462
Test31_4trashCanRagsPaper_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcan filled with cotton rags and paper Cellulose, Plastic
772
972
Test36_2Trashcan_r2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcan with crinkle paper Cellulose, Plastic
253
409
Test17_Trashcan_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcans filled with paper Cellulose, Plastic
131
159
Test18_2Trashcan_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcans filled with paper Cellulose, Plastic
257
445
Test19_4Trashcan_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry plastic trashcans filled with paper Cellulose, Plastic
512
587
HeptanePoolConfirmationBurn
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
pouring fuel into pans
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Pool Burner Heptane
362
2,487
HeptanePan1
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
9.00
51.3
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
HeptanePan3
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
9.15
50.4

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