Fundamentals

Contents
 1 Support Files
 2 Air Movement
 3 Burner Fire
 4 Smoke Layer
 5 Import CAD
 6 Room Fire
 7 HVAC Room
 8 Atrium Example

Support Files
Download pyrosim_examples.zip which contains the necessary files to complete the Fundamentals
Tutorials.
Air Movement
 

This example is an air flow problem using a supply vent on one side of a room and an open
vent on the opposite side. It demonstrates how “vents” are used to define boundary
conditions how flow into a model must have an exit. Begin the tutorial…

Burner Fire
 In this example you will create a fire by specifying a Heat Release Rate per Unit Area
(HRRPUA) on a burner surface. This is both the simplest and most commonly used approach
for fire safety engineers to represent fire. The critical concept is that a reaction defines the
heat released per unit mass of fuel and that the specified HRRPUA (and associated surface) is
used to calculated the mass flow rate of fuel from the burning surface. Begin the tutorial…

Smoke Layer
 

In this tutorial you will simulate a growing fire in the corner of a room. The door will be
initially closed, but will open after the smoke detector is activated. Practical details that this
example provides include how to create a fire that varies with time and how to define a
reaction that corresponds to that described in the New Zealand building code. Begin the
tutorial…

Import CAD
 

In this tutorial you will import a CAD file then define a fire in the CAD model geometry. We
also show how the use a viewpoint and section box to display a selected part of the
model. Begin the tutorial…
Room Fire

This is a more complex example. Although the geometry of the model is relatively simple, the
fire is ignited by glowing particles that heat the upholstery of a sofa. As fuel is release, the
sofa burns away. This approach to modeling a fire pushes the limits of FDS capabilities and is
beyond the usual heat release rate approach used by fire safety engineers. It is more
appropriate for researchers or forensic investigators. Unless verified by experiment, the
uncertainties of the resulting simulation are large. Begin the tutorial…
HVAC Room
 

In this example you will use the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) features to
model a duct that circulates air in two rooms. It shows how a fire in one room can distribute
smoke throughout the HVAC network. Begin the tutorial…
Atrium Example
 

This demonstrates smoke movement in an atrium with and without extraction fans. Of
interest is the use of multiple meshes for the solution, the use of smoke detectors and a
control that turns on the exhaust fans when the fire is detected. Begin the tutorial…