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FCD Experiments
| Experiment Name | Plot of Heat Release Rate | Ignition Photo | Date/Time | Project | Specimen Sort descending | Fuel Type | Total Heat Released (MJ) | Peak HRR (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test57_OSB_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 7/16" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of OSB | Oriented Strand Board (OSB) | 262
|
526
|
|
| Test65_RedCedar_R4 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar | Western Red Cedar | 65.1
|
378
|
|
| Test15_RedCedar_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar | Western Red Cedar | 139
|
307
|
|
| Test22_RedCedar_R2 | 
|
|
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
|
|
| Test43_RedCedar_R3 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 7/8" thick, 22.5" wide, 96" tall planks of Western Red Cedar | Western Red Cedar | 38.8
|
398
|
|
| Test9_SIS_wire_R1 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 90 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire | XLPE (SIS Wire) | 16.0
|
132.8
|
|
| Test10_SIS_wire_R2 | 
|
|
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels | 96 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire attached to 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall panels of GPO-3 | XLPE (SIS Wire) and (GPO-3) | 47
|
142
|
|
| SSEgasBurner3 | 
|
|
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind | box burner | Natural Gas | 1,268
|
1,019
|
|
| SSEgasBurner0 | 
|
|
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind | box burner | Natural Gas | 311
|
418
|
|
| SSEgasBurner1 | 
|
|
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind | box burner | Natural Gas | 742
|
713
|
|
| NGQC_3m_2kgs_400kW_R3 | 
|
|
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner | box burner | Natural Gas | 307.8
|
438
|
|
| SSEgasBurner2 | 
|
|
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind | box burner | Natural Gas | 712
|
630
|
|
| S01_ISOburn1 | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,852
|
1,508
|
|
| SB02-ISOburn3 | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 2,001
|
1,422
|
|
| SB03b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,395
|
1,792
|
|
| SB04b_ISOFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 4,167
|
1,402
|
|
| OSB03b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,448
|
1,852
|
|
| OSB04b_ISOFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 4,803
|
2,156
|
|
| OSB05b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,430
|
1,793
|
|
| S03b_MildFire | 
|
|
Kitchen Room Fire | Box Burner with Target Wall | Natural Gas | 1,439
|
1,822
|
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