Peacock, R.
, Jones, W.
, Reneke, P.
and Forney, G.
(2005),
CFAST: Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6). User's Guide., Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/nist.sp.1041, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=916873 (Accessed May 12, 2026)
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CFAST: Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6). User's Guide.
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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.Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1041
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1041
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CFAST, fire growth, smoke transport, computer models, fire models, fire research, hazard assessment, toxicity
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Created August 1, 2005, Updated May 7, 2026