PyroSim 2007.1.0830 Alpha

What's New

There are enough changes to the simulator that it will require significant changes to PyroSim.

Major changes in FDS 5:

• Separation of material specification from surfaces. This means you can create different materials and then use them in layers when specifying a surface.
• A generalization of the concept of devices and sensors (sprinklers, heat detectors, thermocouples, etc.).
• Increased flexibility and complexity in defining functions that control sprinkler activation and creation or removal of vents or obstructions.
• Multi-step reaction that can describe phenomena such as local extinction and CO production.
• Detailed changes in most of the FDS 5 input parameters.

New features in PyroSim 2007:

• Support for parallel processing on dual- and quad-core computers. PyroSim will install the required MPI (Message Passing Interface) modules and transparently run in parallel on multi-core processors.
• Conversion of existing FDS 4 models to FDS 5.
• Conversion of PyroSim 2006 models to PyroSim 2007 for FDS 5 models.