An extensive set of fire experiments was conducted to support the development of guidance to improve the realism for how transient fires are modeled in Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRA).This project was a joint collaboration between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) under a memorandum of understanding on fire research. Building upon the progress of NUREG-2178 (EPRI 3002005578), Refining and Characterizing Heat Release Rates from Electrical Enclosures during Fire (RACHELLE-FIRE), Volume 1, Peak Heat Release Rates and Effect of Obstructed Plume, issued April 2016, on HRRs and obstructed plume, the research continued on other areas related to fire modeling and fire heat release rates (HRRs).
<br>NOTE: There are minor discrepancies between the summary values reported in NUREG-2232 and this FCD database. The method described by NIST TN2077 includes a flow profile shape correction of 1.033 that was not used in the original data analysis. The NUREG-2232 report used a constant value of 13.1 kJ/g oxygen specific energy value, while values reported here use custom energy values for homogeneous specimens. There are additional discrepancies related to the time integration period. The FCD always used the period from ignition to fire out, while the NUREG-2232 report chose test specific time windows. For example, the FCD data from Test041 includes the somewhat artificial peak HRR at 30 min when the fire flares up during extinguishment.
Experiment Name | Plot of Heat Release Rate | Ignition Photo | Date/Time | Specimen | Fuel Type | Test Duration (min) | Total Heat Released (MJ) Sort descending | Peak HRR (kW) |
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Test033_ExtensionCord12awg_R3 | electric cord | Plastic | 5.73
|
below detection limit
|
0.96
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|||
Test047_ShopVac_R2 | Plastic shop vaccum | Plastic | 0.42
|
below detection limit
|
1.92
|
|||
Test048_ShopVac_R3 | Plastic shop vaccum | Plastic | 0.38
|
0.025
|
2.26
|
|||
Test034_WelderExtCord8awg_R1 | electric cord | Plastic | 10.13
|
below detection limit
|
0.82
|
|||
Test032_ExtensionCord12awg_R2 | electric cord | Plastic | 10.05
|
below detection limit
|
below detection limit
|
|||
Test098_RadPlank_R1 | wood plank | Cellulose | 20.62
|
below detection limit
|
0.73
|
|||
Test036_WelderExtCord8awg_R3 | electric cord | Plastic | 10.42
|
below detection limit
|
1.03
|
|||
Test095_RadPallet_R1 | pallet | Cellulose | 21.93
|
below detection limit
|
0.89
|
|||
Test023_WeldingBlanket_R3 | welding blanket | Fiberglass | 4.27
|
0.144
|
2.32
|
|||
Test031_ExtensionCord12awg_R1 | electric cord | Plastic | 10.28
|
below detection limit
|
1.02
|
|||
Test021_WeldingBlanket_R1 | welding blanket | Fiberglass | 4.12
|
0.149
|
2.31
|
|||
Test096_RadPallet_R2 | pallet | Cellulose | 20.57
|
below detection limit
|
below detection limit
|
|||
Test022_WeldingBlanket_R2 | welding blanket | Fiberglass | 5.22
|
0.245
|
2.19
|
|||
Test035_WelderExtCord8awg_R2 | electric cord | Plastic | 10.10
|
0.25
|
1.36
|
|||
Test080_NylonRope_R2 | Nylon rope | Nylon | 4.78
|
0.261
|
3.01
|
|||
Test100_RadPlank_R3 | wood plank | Cellulose | 20.32
|
below detection limit
|
0.89
|
|||
Test029_BlowerDuct_R3 | Plastic air duct | Plastic | 4.38
|
0.282
|
5.20
|
|||
Test027_BlowerDuct_R1 | Plastic air duct | Plastic | 4.72
|
0.424
|
9.05
|
|||
Test028_BlowerDuct_R2 | Plastic air duct | Plastic | 3.77
|
0.480
|
6.15
|
|||
Test082_GardenHose_R2 | Rubber hose | Rubber | 13.43
|
0.48
|
1.40
|
|||
Test089_ScaffoldPlank_R3 | wood plank | Cellulose | 15.15
|
0.65
|
1.96
|
|||
Test083_GardenHose_R3 | Rubber hose | Rubber | 16.23
|
0.68
|
1.57
|
|||
Test093_Pallet_R1 | pallet | Cellulose | 15.20
|
0.71
|
2.11
|
|||
Test076_PlasticChain_R1 | Plastic chain | Plastic | 21.50
|
below detection limit
|
1.84
|
|||
Test087_ScaffoldPlank_R1 | wood plank | Cellulose | 15.37
|
0.72
|
2.07
|
|||
Test097_RadPallet_R3 | pallet | Cellulose | 20.30
|
0.85
|
1.55
|
|||
Test088_ScaffoldPlank_R2 | wood plank | Cellulose | 15.12
|
0.94
|
2.19
|
|||
Test099_RadPlank_R2 | wood plank | Cellulose | 20.32
|
0.97
|
1.81
|
|||
Test063_250mL_Linseed_R2 | linseed oil | Plastic | 28.57
|
1.00
|
1.75
|
|||
Test062_250mL_Linseed_R1 | linseed oil | Plastic | 24.95
|
1.15
|
1.92
|
|||
Test094_Pallet_R2 | pallet | Cellulose | 17.28
|
1.16
|
2.58
|
|||
Test065_250mL_Linseed_R3 | linseed oil | Plastic | 25.27
|
1.49
|
2.52
|
|||
Test017_SilverTarp_R1 | Plastic tarp | Plastic | 20.33
|
3.58
|
9.19
|
|||
Test002_EmptyBox1ft_R2 | empty cardboard box | Cellulose | 4.60
|
5.97
|
158.8
|
|||
Test001_EmptyBox1ft_R1 | empty cardboard box | Cellulose | 4.55
|
6.01
|
150.3
|
|||
Test004_EmptyBox1ft_R3 | empty cardboard box | Cellulose | 5.12
|
6.04
|
136.1
|
|||
Test006_5HeptaneRags_R3 | cotton rags soaked with heptane | Cellulose | 17.52
|
6.22
|
54.2
|
|||
Test003_5HeptaneRags_R1 | cotton rags soaked with heptane | Cellulose | 15.60
|
6.44
|
46.8
|
|||
Test005_5HeptaneRags_R2 | cotton rags soaked with heptane | Cellulose | 23.10
|
6.99
|
49.7
|
|||
Test060_250mL_propanol_R2 | propanol liquid | Plastic | 27.88
|
7.09
|
146.1
|
|||
Test061_250mL_propanol_R3 | propanol liquid | Plastic | 19.98
|
7.17
|
147.4
|
|||
Test056_250mL_propanol_R1 | propanol liquid | Plastic | 20.58
|
7.44
|
217
|
|||
Test066_LinseedOilRags_R02 | oily rags | Cellulose, Oil | 49.65
|
8.09
|
11.31
|
|||
Test040_PPEbagQuarter_R2 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 29.83
|
9.33
|
13.09
|
|||
Test064_LinseedOilRags_R0 | oily rags | Plastic | 37.17
|
9.71
|
11.58
|
|||
Test037_PPEbagQuarter_R1 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 32.87
|
10.12
|
17.7
|
|||
Test043_PPEbagQuarter_R3 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 27.08
|
10.46
|
22.4
|
|||
Test090_WastePaperBasket_R1 | trash can | Plastic | 30.33
|
13.60
|
21.3
|
|||
Test055_CanvasTarp12x12_R3 | canvas tarp | Cellulose | 60.25
|
19.2
|
12.80
|
|||
Test038_PPEbagHalf_R1 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 31.73
|
24.6
|
30.1
|
|||
Test041_PPEbagHalf_R2 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 30.43
|
24.7
|
69.3
|
|||
Test044_PPEbagHalf_R3 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 21.65
|
25.0
|
61.1
|
|||
Test0104_BigEmptyBox2ft_R4 | empty cardboard box | Cellulose | 5.32
|
25.8
|
468
|
|||
Test007_BigEmptyBox2ft_R1 | empty cardboard box | Cellulose | 4.82
|
26.0
|
403
|
|||
Test010_BigEmptyBox 2ft_R2 | empty cardboard box | Cellulose | 4.33
|
26.1
|
568
|
|||
Test078_PlasticChain_R3 | Plastic chain | Plastic | 65.18
|
26.2
|
21.3
|
|||
Test014_BigEmptyBox2ft_R3 | empty cardboard box | Cellulose | 5.73
|
26.5
|
443
|
|||
Test081_NylonRope_R3 | Nylon rope | Nylon | 65.35
|
29.6
|
27.9
|
|||
Test077_PlasticChain_R2 | Plastic chain | Plastic | 56.72
|
32.1
|
30.1
|
|||
Test009_BigBox Paper2ft_R1 | cardboard shreded paper | Cellulose | 10.52
|
32.2
|
463
|
|||
Test091_WastePaperBasket_R2 | trash can | Plastic | 60.07
|
32.5
|
33.7
|
|||
Test018_SilverTarp_R1 | Plastic tarp | Plastic | 28.42
|
34.3
|
76.2
|
|||
Test020_SilverTarp_R3 | Plastic tarp | Plastic | 22.18
|
36.0
|
71.0
|
|||
Test012_BigBoxPaper 2ft_R2 | cardboard and shreded paper | Cellulose | 15.52
|
36.1
|
482
|
|||
Test019_SilverTarp_R2 | Plastic tarp | Plastic | 22.17
|
36.1
|
200
|
|||
Test016_BigBoxShreds2ft_R3 | cardboard and shreded paper | Cellulose | 14.42
|
36.1
|
369
|
|||
Test074_PlasticStanchion_R2 | Plastic pole | Plastic | 56.27
|
36.4
|
48.2
|
|||
Test075_PlasticStanchion_R3 | Plastic pole | Plastic | 60.17
|
36.8
|
49.4
|
|||
Test011_BigBoxPeanuts 2ft_R2 | cardboard and expanded polystyrene (EPS) peanuts | Cellulose, Plastic | 5.52
|
37.3
|
600
|
|||
Test008_BigBoxPeanuts2ft_R1 | cardboard and expanded polystyrene (EPS) peanuts | Cellulose, Plastic | 4.90
|
37.5
|
580
|
|||
Test024_MopBucket_R1 | mop rags and bucket | Cellulose, Plastic | 26.42
|
37.8
|
66.5
|
|||
Test015_BigBoxPeanuts2ft_R3 | cardboard and expanded polystyrene (EPS) peanuts | Cellulose, Plastic | 6.87
|
38.0
|
595
|
|||
Test026_MopBucket_R3 | mop rags and bucket | Cellulose, Plastic | 24.72
|
38.8
|
95.2
|
|||
Test025_MopBucket_R2 | mop rags and bucket | Cellulose, Plastic | 22.18
|
41.3
|
115.9
|
|||
Test030_GardenHose_R1 | Rubber hose | Rubber | 66.10
|
41.8
|
24.9
|
|||
Test073_PlasticStanchion_R1 | Plastic pole | Plastic | 33.70
|
42.6
|
69.3
|
|||
Test101_PPEonShelf_R1 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 37.70
|
45.8
|
71.7
|
|||
Test042_PPEbagFull_R2 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 29.22
|
51.4
|
114.8
|
|||
Test053_CanvasTarp12x12_R1 | canvas tarp | Cellulose | 9.68
|
51.6
|
499
|
|||
Test050_FRtarp15x10_R1 | Plastic tarp | Plastic | 36.05
|
51.7
|
83.0
|
|||
Test045_PPEbagFull_R3 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 21.27
|
52.3
|
187
|
|||
Test054_CanvasTarp12x12_R2 | canvas tarp | Cellulose | 8.62
|
52.5
|
612
|
|||
Test039_PPEbagFull_R1 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 29.80
|
52.8
|
112.7
|
|||
Test051_FRtarp15x10_R2 | Plastic tarp | Plastic | 47.58
|
53.7
|
50.6
|
|||
Test052_FRtarp15x10_R3 | Plastic tarp | Plastic | 56.55
|
54.4
|
83.0
|
|||
Test103_PPEonShelf_R2 | gloves and coveralls | Plastic | 35.45
|
57.1
|
121.8
|
|||
Test092_WastePaperBasket_Box2ft_R1 | trash can | Plastic | 20.77
|
73.2
|
752
|
|||
Test079_NylonRope_R1 | Nylon rope | Nylon | 54.85
|
92.0
|
76.0
|
|||
Test085_PatioChair_R2 | Plastic chair | Plastic | 65.10
|
102.6
|
159.9
|
|||
Test084_PatioChair_R1 | Plastic chair | Plastic | 46.77
|
103.7
|
209
|
|||
Test086_PatioChair_R3 | Plastic chair | Plastic | 46.70
|
103.9
|
208
|
|||
Test067_TrashCanQuarter_R2 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 39.97
|
138.4
|
276
|
|||
Test070_TrashCanQuarter_R3 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 49.13
|
139.7
|
273
|
|||
Test057_TrashCanQuarter_R1 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 34.12
|
150.5
|
300
|
|||
Test071_TrashCanHalf_R3 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 35.45
|
151.7
|
317
|
|||
Test068_TrashCanHalf_R2 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 36.83
|
152.2
|
377
|
|||
Test058_TrashCanHalf_R1 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 40.38
|
160.9
|
289
|
|||
Test072_TrashCanFull_R3 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 48.45
|
165
|
265
|
|||
Test069_TrashCanFull_R2 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 43.68
|
171
|
281
|
|||
Test059_TrashCanFull_R1 | Rubber trash can | Plastic | 43.90
|
172
|
186
|
|||
NGCal_3mHood_300kW_2kgs | box gas burner | Natural Gas | 23.00
|
186.9
|
328
|
|||
Test046_ShopVac_R1 | Plastic shop vaccum | Plastic | 60.25
|
295
|
545
|
|||
Test049_ShopVac_R4 | Plastic shop vaccum | Plastic | 60.30
|
308
|
534
|
|||
Test0106_WorkCart_R3 | work cart with laptop and printer | Plastic | 90.37
|
702
|
2,240
|
|||
Test0105_WorkCart_R2 | work cart with laptop and printer | Plastic | 75.32
|
712
|
2,503
|
|||
Test102_WorkCart_R1a | work cart with laptop and printer | Plastic | 90.18
|
716
|
2,704
|
|||
NGCal_6m_3MW_16kgs | tube gas burner | Natural Gas | 22.13
|
1,932
|
3,159
|
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