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FCD Experiments

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Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Sort descending Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
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_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
Test2_PMMA_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
506
2,882
Test3_PMMA_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
506
3,197
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_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
Test4_PMMA_R4
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
504
3,140
Test5_PMMA_R5
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
504
3,166
Test6_Redboard_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-3 Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard)
43.0
134.3
Test7_PMMA_R6
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMA Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
503
3,579
Test8_Redboard_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of GPO-3 Polyester resin (GPO-3, Redboard)
37.8
114.9
Test9_SIS_wire_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 90 vertically oriented strands of SIS wire XLPE (SIS Wire)
16.0
132.8
Test10_SIS_wire_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
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
Test11_PVC_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PVC Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
61.9
163.2
Test12_PBT_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PBT Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)
375
2,821
Test13_PVC_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of PVC Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
84.0
236
Test14_Redboard_R3
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 48" tall panels of GPO-3 Glass-reinforced polyester resin (GPO-3, 'Redboard')
36.2
109.6
CompositeFloorTest_No1
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 2 Four square burners Natural Gas
63,542
11,496
Gasoline_50g
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel pour
Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety gasoline in 20 cm pan Gasoline
2.04
21.9

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