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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

FCD Experiments

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Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
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
e01_LiPoly_6_OF_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
pilot lit
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
35.0
153
e02_LiPoly_6_OH_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Heater ON
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
below detection limit
1.03
e03_LiPoly_6_OH_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Heater ON
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
below detection limit
6.4
e04_LiPoly_6_OC_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Overcharge
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
4.17
332
e05_LiPoly_6_OF_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
27.7
130
e06_LiPoly_6_OF_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
23.8
133
e07_LiPoly_6_OF_DC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel ON
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
33.9
58
e08_LiPoly_6_OF_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel ON
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
30.9
114
e09_LiPoly_6_OF_DC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel ON
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
35.2
46.9
e10_LiPoly_6_OF_DC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
fuel ON
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
32.2
47.0
e11_LiPoly_3_PU_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Start of Test
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
below detection limit
4.0
e12_LiPoly_3_PU_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Start of Test
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
below detection limit
4.8
e13_LiPoly_3_PU_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Start of Test
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
below detection limit
4.8
e14_LiPoly_6_PU_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Start of Test
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
1.93
75
e15_LiPoly_6_PU_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Start of Test
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
2.90
181
e16_LiPoly_6_PU_FC
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Start of Test
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Polymer-Cell Batteries LiPoly Battery Generic
2.74
166

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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