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    Fire Calorimetry Database (FCD)
          Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel PanelsTest1_PMMA_R1

      Table 1. Test Information
        Name
            Test1_PMMA_R1Date
            06/14/2019 5:59:49 AM EDTDescription
            1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96"tall panels of cast Black PMMA backed by aluminum foil layer mounted to 1" thick Marinite board. Ignite using rectangular propane burner @ 60kW, turn burner off after sustained flaming of panels. Heat flux gauges mounted flush with fuel surface. RHS panel does not ignite until 10 min after burner ignition.Specimen
            1/4" thick, 24" wide, 96" tall panels of cast Black PMMAIgnition
            propane burnerProject ID (s)
            Vertical Upward Flamespread on Parallel PanelsTest Director
            LeventonDownload CSV data file

      Timelapse Video with Heat Release Rate Plot
  Your browser does not support the video tag.Table 2. Summary of Test Results
        Measurement
          Value
          Uc
          UnitPeak Heat Release Rate, PHRR
            2,540
            111
            kWTime to Peak Heat Release Rate
            12.42
            0.17
            minTotal Heat Released, THR
            506
            24
            MJGas Burner Total Heat Released, NGTHR
            5.58
            0.17
            MJHeat Release Quality Confirmation, HRQC
            Not measured
            -
            MJ/MJNet Specimen Mass (gravimetric), NM = Mi-Mf
            20.75
            0.28
            kgNet Effective Heat of Combustion = THR / NM
            24.4
            1.2
            MJ/kgO2 Yield = O2 Consumed / NM
            1.872
            0.065
            kg/kgCO2 Yield = CO2 Generated / NM
            2.196
            0.085
            kg/kgCO Yield = CO Generated / NM
            0.0053
            0.0014
            kg/kgSoot Yield = Soot Generated / NM
            0.0054
            0.0011
            kg/kgBaseline Hood Exhaust Flow
            16.45
            0.49
            kg/sTest Duration = Time(Fire Out) - Time(Ignition)
            27.02
            0.03
            min*Uc = Combined Expanded Uncertainty with 95% confidence level*

      Table 3. Summary of Test Input Parameters
        Parameter
          Value
          Uc
          UnitFuel Type
            Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
            -
            -Hood Size
            6
            -
            mEffective Duct Diameter
            1.975
            0.005
            mExhaust Flow Correction Factor
            1.028
            0.029
            -Net Heat of Combustion (per unit mass O2), Ef
            12.98
            0.39
            MJ/kgNet Heat of Combustion(per unit mass fuel), HOCf
            24.88
            1.00
            MJ/kgInitial Specimen Mass, Mi (gravimetric)
            20.75
            0.20
            kgFinal Specimen Mass, Mf (gravimetric)
            below detection limit
            0.20
            kgPlot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.**Figure 1.** Plot of Heat Release Rate data with event markers and error bars shown at peak.


      Table 4. Summary of Observed Test Events
        Event
          Time (min)
          Description
          Video Snapshot Image1
  0.00
  Ignition
  Ignition
  peak
  12.42
  Peak HRR
  Peak HRR
  2
  27.02
  Fire Out
  Fire OutTable 5. Supplemental Data Plots
      Plot of Oxygen Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.Plot of Oxygen Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
        Plot of Carbon Dioxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.Plot of Carbon Dioxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
        Plot of Carbon Monoxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.Plot of Carbon Monoxide Dry Volume Fraction in hood exhaust stream.
        Plot of Radiant Heat Flux data with event markers. r= radial distance from center of hood, h=height above floor. Plot of Radiant Heat Flux data with event markers. r= radial distance from center of hood, h=height above floor.
        Plot of Smoke Laser Extinction Coefficient in hood exhaust stream.Plot of Smoke Laser Extinction Coefficient in hood exhaust stream.
        Plot of Exhaust Duct Mass Flow Rate.Plot of Exhaust Duct Mass Flow Rate.

      Bryant, R. and Bundy, M. The NIST 20 MW Calorimetry Measurement System for Large-Fire Research, Technical Note (NIST TN) 2077, 2019https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2077
        NIST Fire Calorimetry Database (FCD)https://doi.org/10.18434/mds2-2314

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      Last Updated December 7, 2023
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