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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)
Test014
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Laptop Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
0.19
1.31
Test015
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Laptop / Pillow A Polyester Foam Insert and Polyester Cover/ ABS
5.92
23.8
Test016
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair A Polyurethane Foam/Plastic
115.1
621
Test017
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Conference Room Chair B Polyurethane Foam
38.9
447
Test018
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Side Table Particleboard
0.93
2.22
Test019
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Conference Room Chair C Polyurethane Foam
24.8
414
Test020
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair D Polyurethane Foam / Wood
41.7
117.9
NGQC_9m_20kgsA
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Tube Burner Natural Gas
2,022
3,130
Test021
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair A Polyurethane Foam / Plastic
96.1
690
Test022
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Arm Chair E Polyurethane Foam / Cotton cover
49.2
421
Test023
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Beanbag Chair F Expanded Polystryrene
58.9
221
Test024
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Chair G Polyurethane Foam
43.1
366
Test025
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Three Stacked A Chairs Polyurethane Foam / Plastic
319
766
Test026
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items 6" Spring Mattress A with two D pillows Polyurethane foam / Rayon fiber / polyester batting
82.5
164
Test027
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Arm Chair H Polyurythane Foam
381
1,733
Test028
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Carpet with two A pillows Polypropylene
23.2
145.8
Test029
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Sofa A (K-Loveseat) Polyurethane Foam / polyester batting
811
1,984
Test030
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Sofa B (K-Loveseat+Chaise) with two A pillows Polyurethane Foam / polyester batting
1,426
2,994
Test031
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items 6" Polyuretane Foam Mattress B with two D Pillows Polyurethane Foam
353
897
Test032
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items 12" Memory Foam Mattress C with two D Pillows Polyurethane Foam
647
2,819

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

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