In this short tutorial you will learn how to model simple supply and exhaust vents. 1. Geometry and duration In this example we will model an exhaust and a supply vent in a 3 m x 4 m x 3 m room: &MESH XB= 0, 3, 0, 4, 0, 3, IJK= 30, 40, 30 / […]
In this Smokeview tutorial you will learn how to use the basic functions of the software. 1. Opening a Smokeview file To open a Smokeview file (.smv) you just have to double click on it. Two windows should now be opened by the software: In the “visualization window”, Smokeview will automatically show the geometry of […]
In this tutorial you will learn how to model a Radially Spreading Fire, both on a flat plane and among obstructions. All of this will be accomplished without modeling the pyrolysis of the solid fuels directly. 1. Why model a radially spreading fire? This function is commonly used to emulate a realistic fire growth/spread. It […]
In this tutorial you will learn how to remove obstructions during a simulation in FDS. 1. Introduction Devices can be used to control various actions. One of the most frequent controls implemented in a FDS simulation is the removal (or creation) of an obstruction. In this tutorial we will remove obstructions using basic control actions. […]
In this Fire Dynamics Simulator tutorial, you are going to learn how to properly define multiple meshes in the same FDS simulation. Mesh Basics All FDS calculations are performed within a domain that is made up of parallelepipedal volumes called meshes. Each mesh is divided into rectangular cells, the number of which depends on the […]