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          Project
        Specimen
        Fuel Type
        Ignition
      Experiment Name
                            Plot of Heat Release Rate
                                                  Ignition Photo
                                                  Date/Time
                                                  Project
                                                  SpecimenSort descending
                            Fuel Type
                            Total Heat Released (MJ)
                            Peak HRR (kW)Test34_4box_r2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/19/2019 8:20:11 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with paper
                            Cellulose
                            442
                            288Test2_2box_r1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/02/2019 9:42:38 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with paper
                            Cellulose
                            236
                            481Test3_4box_r1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/03/2019 5:13:32 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with paper
                            Cellulose
                            479
                            944Test4_8box_r1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/03/2019 6:15:18 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with paper
                            Cellulose
                            979
                            2,581Test37_4box_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/25/2020 5:09:15 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with paper
                            Cellulose
                            459
                            930Test38_4box_R4
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/25/2020 6:12:22 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with paper
                            Cellulose
                            471
                            1,964Test40_4Commodity_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/25/2020 9:42:21 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups
                            Cellulose, Polystyrene
                            710
                            2,071Test25_1plasticCommodity_r1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/16/2019 8:13:12 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups
                            Cellulose, Polystyrene
                            174
                            619Test26_2plasticCommodity_r1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/16/2019 8:49:07 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups
                            Cellulose, Polystyrene
                            355
                            888Test27_4plasticCommodity_r1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/17/2019 5:38:43 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups
                            Cellulose, Polystyrene
                            700
                            1,430Test28_8plasticCommodity_r1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/17/2019 6:32:35 AM EST
                                                                                        Multiple Item Transient Combustion Calorimetry
                                                                                        cardboard boxes filled with polystyrene cups
                            Cellulose, Polystyrene
                            1,438
                            2,826Test009_BigBox Paper2ft_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/15/2018 10:10:22 AM EDT
                                                                                        Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC)
                                                                                        cardboard shreded paper
                            Cellulose
                            32.2
                            463D2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        04/19/2022 9:19:47 AM EDT
                                                                                        
                                                                                        Chair mockup
                            Composite
                            268
                            498stovetop_test_MassLoss_13
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        heating element on
                                                                                        10/25/2017 9:54:37 AM EDT
                                                                                        Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety
                                                                                        cooking pan
                            Corn Oil
                            5.59
                            73.7stovetop_test_MassLoss_14c
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        heating element on
                                                                                        10/25/2017 11:07:45 AM EDT
                                                                                        Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety
                                                                                        cooking pan
                            Corn Oil
                            1.71
                            18.50CornOil_50g_20cm_AlumiPanRepeat2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        fuel pour
                                                                                        11/19/2019 11:44:44 AM EST
                                                                                        Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety
                                                                                        corn oil in 20 cm pan
                            Corn Oil
                            1.447
                            28.2CornOil_50g_20cm_Calphalon
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        fuel pour
                                                                                        11/19/2019 11:17:12 AM EST
                                                                                        Stovetop Cooking Pan Fire Safety
                                                                                        corn oil in 20 cm pan
                            Corn Oil
                            1.656
                            34.0Test003_5HeptaneRags_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/14/2018 9:41:37 AM EDT
                                                                                        Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC)
                                                                                        cotton rags soaked with heptane
                            Cellulose
                            6.44
                            46.8Test005_5HeptaneRags_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/14/2018 10:26:38 AM EDT
                                                                                        Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC)
                                                                                        cotton rags soaked with heptane
                            Cellulose
                            6.99
                            49.7Test006_5HeptaneRags_R3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        08/14/2018 10:59:29 AM EDT
                                                                                        Transient Combustion Calorimetry (TCC)
                                                                                        cotton rags soaked with heptane
                            Cellulose
                            6.22
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            Last »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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