About this Dataset

Experimental Measurements For Pyrolysis Model Validation - Anaerobic Gasification Of PMMA Under External Thermal Radiation

A set of 10 anaerobic gasification experiments was conducted on the poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, made available to participants in the MaCFP-2 Workshop. In each test, samples (i.e., PMMA discs of approximate dimensions: 7 cm diameter, 5.8 mm thickness) were exposed to radiant heating (nominally 50 kW m-2 across their top surface) in an anaerobic environment. Samples were insulated at their back surface and continuously heated until complete decomposition was observed. Test boundary conditions (e.g., time- and spatially-resolved measurements of incident radiant heat flux; chamber wall temperatures) were carefully characterized.Six additional tests were also conducted to measure the temperature rise of inert materials (Copper and Kaowool PM Insulation) exposed to the same conditions (i.e., Nitrogen flow rate + incident radiant heat flux) as used during tests on PMMA samples. These test results may be used to validate material thermophysical properties and boundary conditions (e.g., convection heat transfer) controlling heat transfer in this system.
Organization: Department of Commerce
Last updated: 2025-09-30T05:17:31.855049
Tags: fire-modeling, material-properties, model-validation, pyrolysis

Tables

Black-Copper Q50 Temp

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.black_copper_q50_temp

5.75 kB
102 rows
3 columns

CREATE TABLE black_copper_q50_temp (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "temperature" VARCHAR,
  "uc_temp" VARCHAR
);

Black-Insulation Q50 Temp

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.black_insulation_q50_temp

69.11 kB
1,202 rows
7 columns

CREATE TABLE black_insulation_q50_temp (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "temperature_x_5_72mm" VARCHAR,
  "temperature_x_11_44mm" VARCHAR,
  "temperature_x_17_16mm" VARCHAR,
  "uc_x_5_72mm" VARCHAR,
  "uc_x_11_44mm" VARCHAR,
  "uc_x_17_16mm" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Mass R3

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_mass_r3

6.94 kB
482 rows
2 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_mass_r3 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "mass" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Mass R4

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_mass_r4

6.93 kB
519 rows
2 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_mass_r4 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "mass" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Mass R5

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_mass_r5

7.08 kB
519 rows
2 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_mass_r5 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "mass" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Temp R1

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r1

5.06 kB
84 rows
4 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r1 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_1" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_2" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_3" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Temp R2

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r2

5.08 kB
85 rows
4 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r2 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_1" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_2" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_3" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Temp R3

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r3

7.17 kB
210 rows
4 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r3 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_1" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_2" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_3" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Temp R4

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r4

6.04 kB
212 rows
3 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r4 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_1" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_2" VARCHAR
);

MaCFP-PMMA Gasification Q50 Temp R5

@usgov.doc_gov_experimental_measurements_for_pyrolysis_model__bffb848f.macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r5

11.59 kB
485 rows
3 columns

CREATE TABLE macfp_pmma_gasification_q50_temp_r5 (
  "time" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_1" VARCHAR,
  "t_back_2" VARCHAR
);