About this Dataset

Experimental Measurements For Fire Model Validation - Parallel Panel Tests On PMMA

A set of 6 experiments was performed on poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA. In each test, samples (i.e., 2.44 m tall, 0.61 m wide slabs of PMMA mounted in a parallel panel configuration) were exposed to a propane burner (nominal heat release rate, HRR = 60 kW), which was turned off after sustained flaming was observed across the panel walls. Flames were allowed to spread upward across the panels and continue burning until self-extinction following complete sample burnout.Measurement data obtained in this test series includes:Time-resolved measurements of fire size (kW), soot generation, and gaseous species (CO and CO2) production;Spatially resolved measurements of flame to wall heat transfer [kW/m2];Radiative heat flux at a distance[kW/m2];Initial and final sample mass;Photographs and video of material ignition and fire growth behaviorData will be made publicly available on the MaCFP Repo: https://github.com/MaCFP/macfp-db/tree/master/Fire_Growth/NIST_Parallel_Panel
Organization: Department of Commerce
Last updated: 2025-09-30T05:13:00.351654
Tags: fire-modeling, flame-spread

Tables

Burner HF Centerline Gravel

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_fire_model_valid_61347ffd.burner_hf_centerline_gravel

12.11 kB
5 rows
18 columns

CREATE TABLE burner_hf_centerline_gravel (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "hrr" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z10" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z20" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z30" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z50" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z75" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z100" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z140" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z180" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z10" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z20" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z30" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z50" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z75" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z100" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z140" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z180" VARCHAR
);

Burner HF Centerline Sand Multi-layer

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_fire_model_valid_61347ffd.burner_hf_centerline_sand_multi_layer

7.08 kB
5 rows
10 columns

CREATE TABLE burner_hf_centerline_sand_multi_layer (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "hrr" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z20" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z50" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z75" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z100" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z20" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z50" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z75" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z100" VARCHAR
);

Burner SteadyHF Width Multi-layer

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_fire_model_valid_61347ffd.burner_steadyhf_width_multi_layer

7.86 kB
5 rows
11 columns

CREATE TABLE burner_steadyhf_width_multi_layer (
  "height" VARCHAR,
  "hf_y_25" VARCHAR,
  "hf_y_15" VARCHAR,
  "hf_y0" VARCHAR,
  "hf_y15" VARCHAR,
  "hf_y25" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_y_25" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_y_15" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_y0" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_y15" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_y25" VARCHAR
);

PMMA Heatflux

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_fire_model_valid_61347ffd.pmma_heatflux

13.52 kB
11 rows
19 columns

CREATE TABLE pmma_heatflux (
  "hrr" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z10" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z20" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z30" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z50" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z75" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z100" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z140" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z180" VARCHAR,
  "hf_z220" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z10" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z20" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z30" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z50" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z75" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z100" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z140" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z180" VARCHAR,
  "u_exp_hf_z220" VARCHAR
);

PMMA HRR Qrad R2

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_fire_model_valid_61347ffd.pmma_hrr_qrad_r2

2.97 kB
82 rows
2 columns

CREATE TABLE pmma_hrr_qrad_r2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "hrr" VARCHAR
);

PMMA HRR Qrad R3

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_fire_model_valid_61347ffd.pmma_hrr_qrad_r3

3.66 kB
82 rows
3 columns

CREATE TABLE pmma_hrr_qrad_r3 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "hrr" VARCHAR,
  "hf" VARCHAR
);

PMMA HRR Qrad R6

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_fire_model_valid_61347ffd.pmma_hrr_qrad_r6

3.64 kB
82 rows
3 columns

CREATE TABLE pmma_hrr_qrad_r6 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "hrr" VARCHAR,
  "hf" VARCHAR
);