Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2): Technical Reference Guide.
Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2): Technical Reference
Guide.
(571 K)
McGrattan, K. B.; Baum, H. R.; Rehm, R. G.; Hamins, A.;
Forney, G. P.; Floyd, J. E.; Hostikka, S.
NISTIR 6783; 44 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;
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Website: http://www.ntis.gov
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
equations described in this document are 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 description of the software
used to solve these equations is contained in a
companion document, called "Fire Dynamics Simulator
(Version 2) -- User's Guide" (NISTIR 6784).
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899