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Item Tested
Description
Main Material
Mass Fraction, Yi
First Material to Ignite
Total Weight (kg)
Burning Characteristics
Reference
Flammable Mass (kg)
HRRMAX (kW)
ΔHC (MJ/kg)
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had gypsum board walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test R1)
Cotton Felt
X
2109.4
Kim, Hyeong-Jin and David G. Lilley. "Heat Release Rates of Burning Items in Fires." AIAA 2000-0722. 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit. Reno, NV. January 2000.
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Wood
Gypsum Wallboard
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had plywood walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test R5)
Cotton Felt
X
6829.5
Kim, Hyeong-Jin and David G. Lilley. "Heat Release Rates of Burning Items in Fires." AIAA 2000-0722. 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit. Reno, NV. January 2000.
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Wood
Plywood
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had plywood walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test O1)
Polyurethane
X
53.7
1200
Lee, B.T. "Effect of Wall and Room Surfaces on the Rates of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Production in a Park Lodgining Bedroom Fire." NBSIR 85-2998. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD. February 1985
Cotton Felt
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Wood
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had plywood walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test O2)
Polyurethane
X
53.7
1100
Lee, B.T. "Effect of Wall and Room Surfaces on the Rates of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Production in a Park Lodgining Bedroom Fire." NBSIR 85-2998. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD. February 1985
Cotton Felt
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Wood
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had plywood walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test O3)
Polyurethane
X
53.7
700
Lee, B.T. "Effect of Wall and Room Surfaces on the Rates of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Production in a Park Lodgining Bedroom Fire." NBSIR 85-2998. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD. February 1985
Cotton Felt
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Gypsum Wallboard
Wood
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had plywood walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test O4)
Polyurethane
X
53.7
1300
Lee, B.T. "Effect of Wall and Room Surfaces on the Rates of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Production in a Park Lodgining Bedroom Fire." NBSIR 85-2998. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD. February 1985
Cotton Felt
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Gypsum Wallboard
Wood
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had plywood walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test O5)
Polyurethane
X
53.7
1300
Lee, B.T. "Effect of Wall and Room Surfaces on the Rates of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Production in a Park Lodgining Bedroom Fire." NBSIR 85-2998. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD. February 1985
Cotton Felt
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Plywood
Wood
Bed, Room Bedroom setup including: a double bed, bedding, night table. Room had plywood walls. Ignition source was a wastebasket with 0.75 kg of trash. (Test O6)
Polyurethane
X
53.7
1500
Lee, B.T. "Effect of Wall and Room Surfaces on the Rates of Heat, Smoke, and Carbon Monoxide Production in a Park Lodgining Bedroom Fire." NBSIR 85-2998. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD. February 1985
Cotton Felt
Urethane Foam
Cotton Fabric
Plywood
Wood
Workstation (2 Panels) Workstation consisted of 2 panels with a desk, office chair, monitor and commodities (paper reams). Test sponsored by GSA and performed at BFRL in 1991. Complete data is available at http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/work2/work2.html
Workstation
1.00
X
1746.2
National Institute of Standards and Technology. "Two Panel Workstation Fire." <http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/work2/work2.html>
Workstation (3 Panels) Workstation consisted of 3 panels with a desk, office chair, monitor and commodities (paper reams). Test sponsored by GSA and performed at BFRL in 1991. Complete data is available at http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/work3/work3.html
Workstation
1.00
X
6719.7
National Institute of Standards and Technology. "Three Panel Workstation Fire." <http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/work3/work3.html>
Workstation, Laboratory Laboratory workstation consisted of a steel laboratory bench with closed drawers and a stone bench top. Setup also included a shelving unit above the bench. Both the shelving unit and lab bench were loaded with numerous fuel items (i.e. paper, boxes, and 
Steel
50.8
2000
Walton, W.D. "Quick Response Sprinklers in Chemical Laboratories: Fire Test Results." US Department of Commerce. Maryland: 1989.
Wood
Paper
X
Workstation, Computer Computer workstation consisting of a computer desk and a bookcase. Each were constructed with 5/8" thick particle board covered with aimulates wood, plastic laminate.  The desk was loaded with 99 lb of paper materials and the bookcase was loaded with 160 lb of paper materials. (Test 101)
Paper
X
1420
Walton,  WD and EK Budnick. "Quick Response Sprinklers in Office Configurations: Fire Test Results." NBSIR 88-3695. US Department of Commerce. Maryland: 1988.
Particleboard
Workstation, Computer Computer workstation consisting of a computer desk and a bookcase. Each were constructed with 5/8" thick particle board covered with aimulates wood, plastic laminate.  The desk was loaded with 99 lb of paper materials and the bookcase was loaded with 160 lb of paper materials. (Test 102)
Paper
X
1830
Walton,  WD and EK Budnick. "Quick Response Sprinklers in Office Configurations: Fire Test Results." NBSIR 88-3695. US Department of Commerce. Maryland: 1988.
Particleboard

 

   
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