Fluidized-bed combustion (FBC) technology is rapidly emerging as an acceptable alternative to conventional coal-fired boiler technology. To satisfy the engineering public's need for experimental data and to assist in the study of technical uncertainties in FBC technology, the Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated the development of a data system to store the results of Government-sponsored research. The FBC Data System consists of FBC data stored in the MPDB, TDDB, and MMDB; it will contain both atmospheric and pressurized FBC facilities. To capture the results of Government-sponsored FBC programs, documents have been written for the MPDB and TDDB to specify the data that contractors need to report and the procedures for reporting them. The FBC documents identify and define the data that need to be reported for FBC projects so that the data entered into the MPDB and TDDB will meet the needs of the users of the FBC Data System. This document identifies what information is needed and how it must be formatted so that it can be entered into the MPDB for FBC demonstration and commercial plants. The structure of the MPDB is shown in Figure 1-1. Section 2.0 describes the needs of potential users of the FBC Data System. Section 3.0 explains how the contractor should report and format this data so that it can be entered into the MPDB. Section 4.0 explains the quality control procedures that should be used to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the MPDB. 2 figs., 28 tabs.