Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2): User's Guide.
Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2): User's Guide.
(1945 K)
McGrattan, K. B.; Forney, G. P.; Floyd, J. E.; Hostikka,
S.
NISTIR 6784; 68 p. November 2001.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161.
Telephone:
1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000;
Fax: 703-605-6900.
Website: http://www.ntis.gov
Order number: PB2002-105411
Keywords:
fire models; computational fluid dynamics; sprinkler
activation; fire plumes; flame spread; simulation;
ignition
Abstract:
Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The
software described in this document solves numerically a
form of the Navier-Stokes equations appropriate for
low-speed, thermally-driven flow with an emphasis on
smoke and heat transport from fires. The formulation of
the equations and the numerical algorithm are contained
in a companion document, called "Fire Dynamics Simulator
(Version 2) -- Technical Reference Guide" (NISTIR 6783).
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899