- Author
- McGrattan, K. B. | Forney, G. P. | Floyd, J. E. | Hostikka, S.
- Title
- Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2): User's Guide.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD VTT-Technical Research Center of Finland, Espoo
- Report
- NISTIR 6784, November 2001, 68 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- fire models | computational fluid dynamics | sprinkler activation | fire plumes | flame spread | simulation | ignition
- Identifiers
- Large-Eddy Simulation (LES)
- Abstract
- Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of 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).