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Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2) -- User's Guide

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Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka

Abstract

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelof 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 2) -- Technical Reference Guide (NISTIR 6783).
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6784
Report Number
6784
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6784

Keywords

computational fluid dynamics, fire model, large eddy simulation
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

McGrattan, K. , Forney, G. , Floyd, J. and Hostikka, S. (2001), Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2) -- User's Guide, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6784 (Accessed December 12, 2024)

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Created November 1, 2001, Updated June 2, 2021