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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)
Test2_2box_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with paper Cellulose
236
481
Test34_4box_r2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with paper Cellulose
442
288
Test3_4box_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with paper Cellulose
479
944
Test4_8box_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with paper Cellulose
979
2,581
Test37_4box_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with paper Cellulose
459
930
Test38_4box_R4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with paper Cellulose
471
1,964
Test28_8plasticCommodity_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups Cellulose, Polystyrene
1,438
2,826
Test40_4Commodity_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups Cellulose, Polystyrene
710
2,071
Test25_1plasticCommodity_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups Cellulose, Polystyrene
174
619
Test26_2plasticCommodity_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups Cellulose, Polystyrene
355
888
Test27_4plasticCommodity_r1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups Cellulose, Polystyrene
700
1,430
Test009_BigBox Paper2ft_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) cardboard shreded paper Cellulose
32.2
463
D2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Chair mockup Composite
268
498
stovetop_test_MassLoss_13
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
heating element on
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety cooking pan Corn Oil
5.59
73.7
stovetop_test_MassLoss_14c
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
heating element on
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety cooking pan Corn Oil
1.71
18.50
CornOil_50g_20cm_Calphalon
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel pour
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety corn oil in 20 cm pan Corn Oil
1.656
34.0
CornOil_50g_20cm_AlumiPanRepeat2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel pour
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety corn oil in 20 cm pan Corn Oil
1.447
28.2
Test003_5HeptaneRags_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) cotton rags soaked with heptane Cellulose
6.44
46.8
Test005_5HeptaneRags_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) cotton rags soaked with heptane Cellulose
6.99
49.7
Test006_5HeptaneRags_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC) cotton rags soaked with heptane Cellulose
6.22
54.2

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