Name | Test39_XLPE6_R3
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Date | |
Description | 1" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall panels (in two sections, each 24"x48") of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density) backed by aluminum foil layer (lower 2 ft ONLY) held by wire to 1" thick Marinite board. Ignite using rectangular propane burner @ 60kW for ignition, burner shut off and shielded after sustained flaming of panels. No heat flux data |
Specimen | 1" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of XLPE Foam (6lb/ft3 density)
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Ignition | propane burner
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Project ID (s) | |
Test Director | Leventon
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Measurement | Value | Uc | Unit |
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Peak Heat Release Rate, PHRR
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3,427
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203
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kW
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Time to Peak Heat Release Rate
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1.33
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0.17
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min
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Total Heat Released, THR
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301
|
19
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MJ
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Gas Burner Total Heat Released, NGTHR
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2.400
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0.072
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MJ
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Heat Release Quality Confirmation, HRQC
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Not measured | - | MJ/MJ
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Net Specimen Mass (gravimetric), NM = Mi-Mf
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7.600
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0.057
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kg
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Net Effective Heat of Combustion = THR / NM
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39.7
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2.5
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MJ/kg
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O2 Yield = O2 Consumed / NM
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2.890
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0.095
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kg/kg
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CO2 Yield = CO2 Generated / NM
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2.78
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0.10
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kg/kg
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CO Yield = CO Generated / NM
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0.01949
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0.00072
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kg/kg
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Soot Yield = Soot Generated / NM
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0.0296
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0.0038
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kg/kg
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Baseline Hood Exhaust Flow
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20.95
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0.63
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kg/s
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Test Duration = Time(Fire Out) - Time(Ignition)
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10.20
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0.03
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min
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Uc = Combined Expanded Uncertainty with 95% confidence level
Parameter | Value | Uc | Unit |
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Fuel Type
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Cross-linked polyethylene foam (XLPE)
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- | - |
Hood Size
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6
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- | m
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Effective Duct Diameter
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1.975
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0.005
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m
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Exhaust Flow Correction Factor
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1.028
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0.029
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- |
Net Heat of Combustion (per unit mass O2), Ef
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13.10
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0.66
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MJ/kg
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Net Heat of Combustion(per unit mass fuel), HOCf
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40.00
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8.00
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MJ/kg
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Initial Specimen Mass, Mi (gravimetric)
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7.60
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0.04
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kg
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Final Specimen Mass, Mf (gravimetric)
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below detection limit
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0.04
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kg
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Event | Time (min) | Description | Video Snapshot Image |
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1
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0.00
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Ignition
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2
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0.67
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gas off
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3
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0.80
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shield burner
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peak
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1.33
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Peak HRR
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4
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10.02
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suppression water
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5
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10.20
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Fire Out
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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