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CFAST Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6): Technical Reference Guide
Published
Author(s)
Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke
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 fire gases and the temperature throughout a building during a user- prescribed fire. This report describes the equations which constitute the model, the physical basis for these equations, and an evaluation of the sensitivity and predictive capability of the model.
Peacock, R.
, Forney, G.
and Reneke, P.
(2013),
CFAST – Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6): Technical Reference Guide, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1026r1
(Accessed October 3, 2025)