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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)
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
NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
2,372
3,094
NGQC_9m_50kgs_8MWa
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
4,832
8,337
NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
2,127
3,022
NGCal15m20MWburner
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments tube gas burner Natural Gas
28,734
23,535
NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
2,462
3,140
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
NGCal15m20MWburner
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
28,734
23,535
NGQC_9m_50kgs_8MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
4,064
8,454
NGCal15m20MWburner2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Cross Laminated Timber Compartments tube gas burner Natural Gas
22,938
22,018
NGQC_15m_75kgs_12MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
3,844
8,243
NGCal15m20MWburner2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
22,938
22,018
NGCal_6m_3MW_16kgs
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
1,932
3,159
NGCal_6m_3MW_16kgs
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) tube gas burner Natural Gas
1,932
3,159
NGQC_6m_20kgs_3MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry tube gas burner Natural Gas
2,372
3,094
GasBurner_Flow50kgs_8MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Tube Burner Natural Gas
965
3,050
GasBurner_Flow25kgs_4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Tube Burner Natural Gas
2,048
4,440
NG_Ver_2MW_16kgs
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube burner Natural Gas
1,329
2,050
NGQC_9m_25kgs_5MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube burner Natural Gas
4,235
5,141
NGQC_9m_50kgs_8MW_R3pos
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner Tube Burner Natural Gas
4,816
8,413

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