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Engineering Laboratory / Fire Research Division

National Fire Research Laboratory

FCD Experiments

Search the title, description, test director, specimen, fuel type, and ignition.
Experiment Name Plot of Heat Release Rate Ignition Photo Date/Time Project Specimen Fuel Type Total Heat Released (MJ) Peak HRR (kW)
Test014_Laptop_L1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Laptop Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
0.19
1.31
Test015_Laptop_L2+I0+C0_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Laptop / Pillow Polyester Foam Insert and Polyester Cover/ ABS
5.93
23.8
Test016_Chair_CH3_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair Polyurethane Foam/Plastic
115.1
621
Test017_Chair_CH4_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Conference Room Chair Polyurethane Foam
38.9
447
Test018_Table_T2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Side Table Particleboard
0.93
2.22
Test019_Chair_CH6_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Conference Room Chair Polyurethane Foam
24.8
414
Test020_Chair_CH7_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair Polyurethane Foam / Wood
41.7
117.9
NGQC_9m_20kgsA
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Tube Burner Natural Gas
2,022
3,130
Test021_Chair_CH3_R2
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Stackable Chair Polyurethane Foam / Plastic
96.1
690
Test022_Chair_CH8_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Chair Polyurethane Foam / Cotton cover
49.2
421
Test023_Chair_CH5_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Beanbag Chair Expanded Polystryrene
58.9
221
Test024_Chair_CH1_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Chair Polyurethane Foam
43.1
366
Test025_Chair+three(CH3)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Three Stackable Chairs Polyurethane Foam / Plastic
319
766
Test026_Mattress_M3+two(C1L+I1L)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items 6" Spring Mattress with two pillows Polyurethane foam / Rayon fiber / polyester batting
82.5
164
Test027_Chair_CH2_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Arm Chair Polyurythane Foam
381
1,733
Test028_Carpet_F3+two(I0+C0)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Carpet Polypropylene
23.2
145.8
Test029_Sofa_S1'+two(I0+C0)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Sofa (K-Loveseat) Polyurethane Foam
811
1,984
Test030_Sofa_S1+two(I0+C0)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items Sofa (K-Loveseat+Chaise) Polyurethane Foam
1,426
2,994
Test031_Mattress_M2+two(C1L+I1L)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items 6" Polyuretane Foam Mattress with two Pillows Polyurethane Foam
353
897
Test032_Mattress_M3+two(C1L+I1L)_R1
Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
Ignition
Design Fires - Residential and Office Items 12" Memory Foam Mattress with two Pillows Polyurethane Foam
647
2,819

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