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          Project
        Specimen
        Fuel Type
        Ignition
      Experiment Name
                            Plot of Heat Release Rate
                                                  Ignition Photo
                                                  Date/Time
                                                  ProjectSort descending
                                                  Specimen
                            Fuel Type
                            Total Heat Released (MJ)
                            Peak HRR (kW)BSEE_Test_002
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/03/2020 6:49:41 AM EST
                                                                                        
                                                                                        gravel burner
                            Methane
                            2.24
                            44.0D2
                            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
                            498BSEE_Test_001
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        12/03/2020 6:13:58 AM EST
                                                                                        
                                                                                        gravel burner
                            Methane
                            18.4
                            39.1Methanol_1m_Pool_R1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        10/18/2018 10:14:08 AM EDT
                                                                                        Characteristics of a 1 m Methanol Pool Fire
                                                                                        1 m diameter pool burner
                            Methanol
                            753
                            282Methanol_1m_Pool_R2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/02/2018 7:43:58 AM EDT
                                                                                        Characteristics of a 1 m Methanol Pool Fire
                                                                                        1 m diameter pool burner
                            Methanol
                            1,243
                            279NGCal15m20MWburner2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/13/2017 5:14:57 AM EST
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        tube gas burner
                            Natural Gas
                            22,938
                            22,018CLT_Room_Test_1-1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/16/2017 5:11:17 AM EST
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        furnished studio apartment
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            17,883
                            9,487CLT_Room_Test_1-2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        02/23/2017 4:51:58 PM EST
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        furnished studio apartment
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            18,541
                            12,451CLT_Room_Test_1-3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        03/16/2017 6:20:37 AM EDT
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        furnished studio apartment, CLT wall
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            32,448
                            14,171CLT_Room_Test_1-4
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        03/21/2017 5:55:01 AM EDT
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        furnished studio apartment, CLT ceiling
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            35,941
                            13,114CLT_Room_Test_1-5
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        04/13/2017 5:51:25 AM EDT
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        furnished studio apartment, CLT wall
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            53,580
                            10,372CLT_Room_Test_1-6
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        04/18/2017 5:53:06 AM EDT
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        furnished studio apartment, CLT wall and ceiling
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            78,200
                            12,910CornerTest1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/09/2017 8:47:05 AM EST
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        room corner mockup
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            1,522
                            1,624CornerTest2
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/11/2017 6:28:08 AM EST
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        room corner mockup
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            1,572
                            2,083NGCal15m20MWburner
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        01/12/2017 10:44:51 AM EST
                                                                                        Cross Laminated Timber Compartments
                                                                                        tube gas burner
                            Natural Gas
                            28,734
                            23,535WateredTree3
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/08/2017 4:15:35 AM EST
                                                                                        Dry Tree Fire Hazard
                                                                                        watered pine tree, upholstered chair and shelf in room corner
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            below detection limit
                            6.7Dry_Pine_Tree
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        11/08/2017 5:12:01 AM EST
                                                                                        Dry Tree Fire Hazard
                                                                                        dry pine tree, upholstered chair and shelf in room corner
                            Cellulose, Plastic
                            938
                            7,362C0-1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        06/11/2018 10:11:22 AM EDT
                                                                                        Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups
                                                                                        upholstered chair mockup
                            Polyurethane Foam
                            315
                            2,834B6-1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        06/12/2018 4:43:20 AM EDT
                                                                                        Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups
                                                                                        upholstered chair mockup
                            Polyurethane Foam
                            301
                            1,080B5-1
                            Plot of Fire Heat Release Rate with event markers. Uncertainty bar shown at peak value.
                                                                                        Ignition
                                                                                        06/12/2018 6:47:53 AM EDT
                                                                                        Fire Barriers in Full-Scale Chair Mock-ups
                                                                                        upholstered chair mockup
                            Polyurethane Foam
                            327
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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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