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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)
Methanol_1m_Pool_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Characteristics of a 1 m Methanol Pool Fire 1 m diameter pool burner Methanol
753
282
Methanol_1m_Pool_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Characteristics of a 1 m Methanol Pool Fire 1 m diameter pool burner Methanol
1,243
279
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
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
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
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_3mHood_300kW_2kgs
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner box gas burner Natural Gas
186.9
328
NGCal_3mHood_300kW_2kgs
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) box gas burner Natural Gas
186.9
328
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_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
NGQC_3m_2kgs_400kW_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner box burner Natural Gas
307.8
438
NGQC_3m_3kgs_500kW
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner box gas burner Natural Gas
381
532
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_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
Natural Gas Confirmation Burner tube gas burner Natural Gas
2,127
3,022
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
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
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_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

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