Furniture-

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)
Bookcase, Plywood Bookcase was made from 12.7 mm plywood and consisted of two hinged doors at the lower portion of the bookshelf and shelves in the upper portion. (Test 62)
Plywood
X
30.39
30
Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Aluminum
Bookcase Bookcase was 3 chelves made from a fiber board and hard board frame. The bookcase was loaded with paper in polystyene holders. (Test 14)
Paper
0.23
X
29.9
877.3
Andersson, L and et al. Universitetsbiblioteket. Risker och brister vid utrymning. Brandingenjorslinjen, Lunds Tekniska Hogskola. Lund, Sweden 1988. [Published in Stefan Sardqvist "Initial Fires: Smoke Production and Co Generation from Single Items and Room Fire Test."]
Fiber Board
0.32
Hard Board
0.32
Polystyrene
0.13
Dresser, Small Dresser made of wood and ignited at bottom corner. Test was conducted at BFRL in February 1996. Further data can be found at http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/dress2/dress2.html
Wood
1.00
X
1766.4
National Institute of Standards and Technology. "Dresser Fire." <http://www.fire.nist.gov/fire/fires/dress2/dress2.html>
Dresser, Small Dresser made of wood and ignited at bottom corner. Test was conducted at BFRL in February 1996. Further data can be found at http://http://fire.nist.gov/fastdata/
Wood
1.00
X
1800
National Institute of Standards and Technology. "FASTData January 1999 Release." <http://http://fire.nist.gov/fastdata/>
Wardrobe Wardrobe closet made from plywood with fire resistant paint. Test NBSIR83-2787 Test 42.
Plywood
5408.3
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.
FR Paint
X
Wardrobe, 1/2" Plywood Wardrobe closet made from 1/2" plywood with 16 hangers of clothing in it. (Wardrobe 1)
1/2" Plywood
X
2938.8
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.
Clothing
Wardrobe, 1/8" Plywood Wardrobe closet made from 1/8" plywood with 16 hangers of clothing in it. (Wardrobe 2)
1/8" Plywood
6250
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.
Clothing
Wardrobe, 1/8" Plywood Wardrobe closet made from 1/8" plywood with 16 hangers of clothing in it. Wardrobe has a fire resistant paint. (Wardrobe 3)
FR paint
X
5444.4
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.
1/8" Plywood
Clothing
Wardrobe, 1/8" Plywood Wardrobe closet made from 1/8" plywood with 16 hangers of clothing in it. Wardrobe has a fire resistant paint. (Wardrobe 4)
FR paint
X
2777.8
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.
1/8" Plywood
Clothing
Wardrobe, 3/4" Plywood Wardrobe closet made from 3/4" particle-board with a thin plastic coating. (Wardrobe 5)
3/4" Particle Board
1284.4
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.
Thin plastic coating
X
Wardrobe, Metal Wardrobe closet constructed from 0.69 mm thick sheet steel and had a sheet metal shelf extended completely across the interior. Two metal doors were hinged to swing open and was painted brown. Rags used as fire load. (Test 21)
Steel
0.90
40.8
270
18.8
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Cotton
0.10
X
Wardrobe, Metal Wardrobe closet constructed from 0.69 mm thick sheet steel and had a sheet metal shelf extended completely across the interior. Two metal doors were hinged to swing open and was painted brown. Fabric used as fire load. (Test 15)
Steel
0.90
41.4
770
14.8
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Cotton
0.10
X
Wardrobe, Metal Wardrobe closet made from metal and containing 16 hangers of clothing. (Metal Wardrobe 1)
Metal
250
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.
Clothing (16)
X
Wardrobe, Metal Wardrobe closet made from metal and containing 8 hangers of clothing. (Metal Wardrobe 2)
Metal
640
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.
Clothing (8)
X
Wardrobe, Particleboard Wardrobe closet made from 19.1 mm thick particleboard filled with simulated clothing (night shirt, t-shirt, robe, shirt and pants) (Test 61)
Particleboard
1.00
X
120.33
1900
17.5
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Wardrobe, Plywood (12.7mm) Wardrobe closet constructed at NIST with a 12.7 mm thick Douglas-fire plywood. Two plywood doors hinged on the front. No finish. (Test 39)
Douglas-fir Plywood
1.00
X
68.5
3300
14.3
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Wardrobe, Plywood (12.7mm) Wardrobe closet constructed at NIST with a 12.7 mm thick Douglas-fire plywood. Two plywood doors hinged on the front. No finish. (Test 40)
Douglas-fir Plywood
1.00
X
68.32
3500
-
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Wardrobe, Plywood (12.7mm) Wardrobe closet constructed at NIST with a 12.7 mm thick Douglas-fire plywood. Two plywood doors hinged on the front. No finish. (Test 43)
Douglas-fir Plywood
1.00
X
67.62
3100
14.9
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Wardrobe, Plywood (3.2mm) Wardrobe closet commercially manufactured and constructed with 3.2 mm thick Philippine mahogany veneer plywood and hardboard . Two rolling doors were used to access the interior. (Test 41)
Mahogany Veneer Plywood
1.00
X
36
6400
16.9
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Wardrobe, Plywood (3.2mm) Wardrobe closet commercially manufactured and constructed with 3.2 mm thick Philippine mahogany veneer plywood and hardboard . Two rolling doors were used to access the interior. Interior painted with a FR paint. (Test 42)
Mahogany Veneer Plywood
1.00
X
37.33
5300
15.9
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Wardrobe, Plywood (3.2mm) Wardrobe closet commercially manufactured and constructed with 3.2 mm thick Philippine mahogany veneer plywood and hardboard . Two rolling doors were used to access the interior. Painted with a FR paint. (Test 44)
Mahogany Veneer Plywood
1.00
X
37.26
2900
14.2
 Lawson, J. Randall, W. Douglas Walton and William H. Twilley. "Fire Performance of Furnishings as Measured in the NBS Furniture Calorimeter. Part I." NBSIR 93-2787. U.S. Department of Commerce. Washington, DC. January 1984.
Storage, Open Shelf Open shelf storage consisted of a common open steel shelving with veritcal steel supports at each corner. Four units were used in test and were arranged in two parallel sets of back to back units separated by a 30" aisle. The shelves were loaded with 265 lbs of paper product. (Test 201)
Paper
X
980
Walton, WD and EK Budnick. "Quick Response Sprinklers in Office Configurations: Fire Test Results." NBSIR 88-3695. US Department of Commerce. Maryland: 1988.
Steel
Storage, Open Shelf Open shelf storage consisted of a common open steel shelving with veritcal steel supports at each corner. Four units were used in test and were arranged in two parallel sets of back to back units separated by a 24" aisle. The shelves were loaded with 265 lbs of paper product and a 7lb load of paper was in the aisle. (Test 202)
Paper
X
1600
Walton, WD and EK Budnick. "Quick Response Sprinklers in Office Configurations: Fire Test Results." NBSIR 88-3695. US Department of Commerce. Maryland: 1988.
Steel
Storage, Medical Storage was used for medical records from a hospital. It consisted of 3 metal shelves which were closely packed with X-ray records. Metal shelves were holding paper envelopes containing paper and plastic X-ray plates. (Test 11)
Paper
X
220
Malmquist, PO. "Riskanalys, Helsingborgs lasarett-arkivet." Helsingborgs brandforsvar. Helsingborg, Sweden 1988. [Published in Stefan Sardqvist "Initial Fires: Smoke Production and Co Generation from Single Items and Room Fire Test."]
Plastic
Metal

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