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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)
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
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_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_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
2,462
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
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
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
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_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_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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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