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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)
Test66_HIPS1panel_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel Panels one 1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panel of HIPS High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
274
1,465
StructuralConnection1_Fire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
222
518
ConiferBranch01
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
61.4
198
BroadLeaf01
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
8.82
192
StructuralConnection2Fire
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Block laser
Fire LiDAR Surface Geometry Tracking Box Burner Natural Gas
450
641
Plant_01
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Bluestem Little bluestem
1.199
50.4
Plant_02
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Bluestem Little bluestem
1.158
69.1
Plant_03
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Bluestem Little bluestem
1.647
80.5
Plant_04
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Bluestem Little bluestem
0.605
45.5
Plant_05
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Bluestem Little bluestem
0.401
29.4
Plant_06
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Bluestem Little bluestem
0.348
28.3
Plant_07
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Excelsior Excelsior
2.53
83.9
Plant_08
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Excelsior Excelsior
2.58
93.3
Plant_09
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Excelsior Excelsior
2.56
99.9
Plant_10
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Excelsior Excelsior
2.51
72.2
Plant_11
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Excelsior Excelsior
2.47
60.2
Plant_12
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Douglas Fir Douglas Fir
1.559
69.4
Plant_13
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Douglas Fir Douglas Fir
3.05
203
Plant_14
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Douglas Fir Douglas Fir
2.93
202
Plant_15
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Global Burning Properties of Little Bluestem, Excelsior and Douglas Fir Excelsior Excelsior
2.57
106.6

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