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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)
Plant_52
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 Tower Cellulose
3.42
71.6
Plant_53
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 Tower Cellulose
3.62
55.0
Plant_54
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 Tower Cellulose
3.25
55.1
Plant_55
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 Tower Cellulose
3.18
53.0
Plant_56
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 Tower Cellulose
0.482
51.8

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