CFAST: Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6). User's Guide.
CFAST: Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke
Transport (Version 6). User's Guide.
(1477 K)
Peacock, R. D.; Jones, W. W.; Reneke, P. A.; Forney, G.
P.
NIST SP 1042; NIST Special Publication 1041; Version 6;
89 p. August 2005.
Keywords:
CFAST; fire growth; smoke transport; computer models;
fire models; fire research; hazard assessment; toxicity
Abstract:
CFAST is a two-zone fire model capable of predicting the
environment in a multi-compartment structure subjected
to a fire. It calculates the time evolving distribution
of smoke and gaseous combustion products as well as the
temperature throughout a building during a
user-prescribed fire. This report describes the use of
the model, including installing and running the
software, the computer platforms upon which it is
supported and examples to verify correct installation.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899