Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 3): Users Guide.
Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 3): Users Guide.
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McGrattan, K. B.; Forney, G. P.; Floyd, J. E.; Hostikka,
S.; Prasad, K. R.
NISTIR 6748 (2002 Edition); 81 p. November 2002.
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Keywords:
fire models; computational fluid dynamics; sprikler
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 3)--Technical Reference Guide. Smokeview is a
visualization program that is used to display the
results of an FDS simulation. The basics of Smokeview
are described in this document. A more detailed
description can be found in a companion document, called
Users Guide for Smokeview Version 3.1 A Tool for
Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data. Version 1 of
FDS was publicly released in February 2000. Version 2
was publicly released in December 2001. To date, about
half of the applications of the model have been for
design of smoke handling systems and sprinkler/detector
activation studies. The other half consist of
residential and industrial fire reconstructions.
Throughout its development, FDS has been aimed at
solving practical fire problems in fire protection
engineering, while at the same time providing a tool to
study fundamental fire dynamics and combustion.
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