Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 4): User's Guide.
Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 4): User's Guide.
(1530 K)
McGrattan, K. B.
NIST SP 1019; NIST Special Publication 1019; 98 p.
July 2004.
Keywords:
dynamics; simulation
Abstract:
This guide describes how to use the Fire Dynamics
Simulator (FDS). It does not provide the background
theory. A companion document, called the FDS Technical
Reference Guide, contains details about the governing
equations, numerical methods and validation work.
Although the User's Guide contains all the information
necessary to perform fire simulations, the reader should
also become familiar with some of the background theory
in the Technical Reference Guide. The software and the
User's Guide provide only limited guidance as to the
proper prescription of input parameters. The FDS User's
Guide contains limited information on how to operate
Smokeview, the companion visualization program for FDS.
Its full capability is described in the "User's Guide
for Smokeview Version 4. This guide also contains
infoirmation on how Smokeview can be used to design FDS
calculations, providing a short tutorial on the use of
both models.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899