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Test the FDS 5 User Guide Search script

Link to NIST FDS 5 User Guide in html form

Tools:

Fire Dynamics Simulator v5 Mesh Size Calculator

Tool to calculate the MESH line for input into an FDS input file

Articles and Notes:

Adequate Grid Resolution for Fire Dynamics Simulator

Notes that I compiled related to the D* method of selecting an adequate grid resolution for fire simulation in FDS. The D* method relates heat release rate (kW) and grid dimensions.

Past Work:

Structural Design Fire Safety Final Project Details

Compiled for UHD ENGR 4411 while I was a teaching assistant in the Fire Protection Engineering Technology program. Deals with coupling fire models with structural models to test for structural failure. Fire Dynamics Simulator was used with MASTAN2.

Fire Model Validation: Burning Rate of a Small Pool of Ethanol in a Glass Pan

This test was performed in the Fire Dynamics course (Professor: Dr. Alberto Gomez-Rivas) for the Safety and Fire program at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). This writeup describes the experimental setup of the test as well as the fire model inputs used in Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). With this data, we can obtain a mass loss rate throughout the experiment. Using the data and FDS, we can compare the observed vs. predicted mean flame height, mass over time, mass loss rate, and time to consume all fuel.