Course Description
This virtual seminar is derived from the SFPE 4-day Advanced
FDS and Smoke View program. Attendees will be led through advanced techniques
in using the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) modeling, Pryosim and Smokeview
visualization softwares. The course is intended for current users of FDS who
are comfortable creating simple FDS input files from scratch without
assistance. The course consists of many short modules covering specific topics.
Each module includes a lecture section and a workshop section in which the
student works example problems on a personal laptop computer.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion the participant should understand:
• Complex geometry
• HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) networks
• Tracking gas species through the domain
• Implementing pre and post flashover fires
• Pyrolysis modeling and flame spread
• Advanced topics in combustion
• Creating and removing obstructions
• Smoke detectors and sprinklers
• Grid transformations
• Advanced Smokeview techniques: custom iso-surfaces, texture mapping, render files, and cadview.
• Basics of the Graphical User Interface program, PyroSim
Prerequisite
Each student should have an understanding of fire dynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics theory to
gather the greatest understanding possible from the course. Each student should be able to develop
FDS input files, develop design fire scenarios, and review FDS results using Smokeview without
assistance.
Professional Development Hours
A certificate of 2.2 CEUs/22 PDH will be offered. Upon completion of a post-test attendees will be awarded a certificate of attendance