Name | Test015_BigBoxPeanuts2ft_R3
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Date | |
Description | Cardboard box 1/2 filled w/ packing peanuts 2ft cube. Ignition=heptane wick outside edge |
Specimen | cardboard and expanded polystyrene (EPS) peanuts
|
Ignition | heptane wick
|
Project ID (s) | |
Test Director | McGrattan
|
Measurement | Value | Uc | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
Peak Heat Release Rate, PHRR
|
595
|
35
|
kW
|
Time to Peak Heat Release Rate
|
2.43
|
0.17
|
min
|
Total Heat Released, THR
|
38.0
|
2.3
|
MJ
|
Gas Burner Total Heat Released, NGTHR
|
0
|
- | MJ
|
Heat Release Quality Confirmation, HRQC
|
Not measured | - | MJ/MJ
|
Net Specimen Mass (gravimetric), NM = Mi-Mf
|
2.142
|
0.028
|
kg
|
Net Effective Heat of Combustion = THR / NM
|
17.8
|
1.1
|
MJ/kg
|
O2 Yield = O2 Consumed / NM
|
1.366
|
0.047
|
kg/kg
|
CO2 Yield = CO2 Generated / NM
|
1.708
|
0.065
|
kg/kg
|
CO Yield = CO Generated / NM
|
0.0324
|
0.0012
|
kg/kg
|
Soot Yield = Soot Generated / NM
|
0.0263
|
0.0035
|
kg/kg
|
Baseline Hood Exhaust Flow
|
3.152
|
0.095
|
kg/s
|
Test Duration = Time(Fire Out) - Time(Ignition)
|
6.87
|
0.03
|
min
|
Uc = Combined Expanded Uncertainty with 95% confidence level
Parameter | Value | Uc | Unit |
---|---|---|---|
Fuel Type
|
Cellulose, Plastic
|
- | - |
Hood Size
|
3
|
- | m
|
Effective Duct Diameter
|
0.485
|
0.005
|
m
|
Exhaust Flow Correction Factor
|
1.033
|
0.029
|
- |
Net Heat of Combustion (per unit mass O2), Ef
|
13.10
|
0.66
|
MJ/kg
|
Net Heat of Combustion(per unit mass fuel), HOCf
|
25.00
|
5.00
|
MJ/kg
|
Initial Specimen Mass, Mi (gravimetric)
|
2.22
|
0.02
|
kg
|
Final Specimen Mass, Mf (gravimetric)
|
0.08
|
0.02
|
kg
|
Event | Time (min) | Description | Video Snapshot Image |
---|---|---|---|
1
|
0.00
|
Ignition
|
|
peak
|
2.43
|
Peak HRR
|
|
2
|
6.87
|
Fire Out
|
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