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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)
NGQC_3m_3kgs_500kW_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner Tube Burner Natural Gas
403
552
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
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
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
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
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
Test32_Polyiso05_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
18.2
997
Test31_Polyiso05_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
18.6
1,056
Test30_Kydex_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 Kydex Kydex (PVC-acrylic copolymer)
182
1,070
Test29_Kydex_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 Kydex Kydex (PVC-acrylic copolymer)
111
1,060
Test28_POMGF_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 POM-GF Polyoxymethylene (POM-GF)
387
503
Test27_Polyiso2_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
gas on
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
38.8
801
Test26_Polyiso2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
gas on
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 2" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
37.6
784
Test25_Polyiso_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
gas on
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
31.0
954
Test24_Polyiso_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 Polyisocyanurate Foam Polyisocyanurate Foam (foil-backed)
32.0
974
Test23_XLPE2_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 (2lb/ft3 density) Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
104.9
4,186
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
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
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
BSEE_Test_002
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
gravel burner Methane
2.24
44.0

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