Help urgent ! CFD question

ellie_megan · August 3, 2013, 23:42

Hi guys,

I was due to conduct an experiment to see the effects of ventilation size on how a fie would develop. Due to unforeseen circumstances I cannot access the lab to conduct it, my tutor said to use FDS. I'm really struggling how to use it can anyone help, ? To confuse me even more a friend of mine used CFD, what is CFD exactly? Is it a simulation programme which could show me how the fire would go!? Does it draw the graphs? Is FDS a type of CFD. Also the project I have read (also to see fire developement in a compartment- and the effects of ventilation) has talked about calculation domain, framework creation, borderline settings, fire modelling and things like grid resolution ! I have no idea what these are. Can anyone be kind enough to explain? There are graphs about mesh element size and say plume_3.A/B. And a section on foyer plume resolution, anyone care to enlightment me pretty urgently please ?

Aeronautics El. K. · August 6, 2013, 12:17

http://code.google.com/p/fds-smv/

Jazper-X1 · April 16, 2014, 03:53

Hi there,
Seems like a classic scenario- being pushed out of comfort zone to take on something different! Nonetheless, a great way to get started on learning a new skill (FDS). If you have gotten ahead with actually using FDS for your study, would you mind sharing your progress/experience in learning FDS fire simulation since you first posted this?

August 3, 2013, 23:42	Help urgent ! CFD question	#1
ellie_megan New Member linda_megan Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hi guys, I was due to conduct an experiment to see the effects of ventilation size on how a fie would develop. Due to unforeseen circumstances I cannot access the lab to conduct it, my tutor said to use FDS. I'm really struggling how to use it can anyone help, ? To confuse me even more a friend of mine used CFD, what is CFD exactly? Is it a simulation programme which could show me how the fire would go!? Does it draw the graphs? Is FDS a type of CFD. Also the project I have read (also to see fire developement in a compartment- and the effects of ventilation) has talked about calculation domain, framework creation, borderline settings, fire modelling and things like grid resolution ! I have no idea what these are. Can anyone be kind enough to explain? There are graphs about mesh element size and say plume_3.A/B. And a section on foyer plume resolution, anyone care to enlightment me pretty urgently please ?

August 6, 2013, 12:17		#2
Aeronautics El. K. Senior Member Lefteris Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 344 Rep Power: 17	http://code.google.com/p/fds-smv/ __________________ Lefteris

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April 16, 2014, 03:53		#3
Jazper-X1 New Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi there, Seems like a classic scenario- being pushed out of comfort zone to take on something different! Nonetheless, a great way to get started on learning a new skill (FDS). If you have gotten ahead with actually using FDS for your study, would you mind sharing your progress/experience in learning FDS fire simulation since you first posted this?