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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)
NGQC_9m_40kgs_8MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube burner Natural Gas
5,203
9,151
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_6m_draftflow_250kW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner Tube Burner Natural Gas
150.3
281.3
Test39_4trashcan_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry trashcans filled with paper Cellulose, Plastic
453
705
Test090_WastePaperBasket_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) trash can Plastic
13.60
21.3
Test091_WastePaperBasket_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) trash can Plastic
32.5
33.7
Test092_WastePaperBasket_Box2ft_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) trash can Plastic
73.2
752
Throw_pillow_2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Throw Pillow Polyester
4.20
45.0
Throw_pillow_1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Room Flashover Experiments to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Barrier Fabrics Throw Pillow Polyester
3.96
34.6
CB-42-DA-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
data sync marc
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
10,980
4,182
CB-42-DA-SC-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
17,069
4,184
CB-42-SP-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
13,232
4,331
CB-42-SP-SC-4MW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Steel-Concrete Composite Floor Systems Subject to Fire, Phase 1 Three box burners Natural Gas
14,803
4,312
1B-SVSh0
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Steel Shed Wood Cribs Cellulose
1,997
2,216
1B-SCl0
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Steel Shed Wood Cribs Cellulose
684
915
1B-SCl0-0
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Steel Shed Wood Cribs Cellulose
601
896
1B-SCh0-0
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Steel Shed Wood Cribs Cellulose
1,170
1,404
1B-SVSh0-5
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Steel Shed Wood Cribs Cellulose
780
2,711
1B-SVSh0-5_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Structure Separation Experiments: Shed Burns without Wind Steel Shed Wood Cribs Cellulose
956
3,123
BurnerShakedownO1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels sand burner box Propane
37.7
71.2

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