PyroSim
Analyze fire control and smoke dissipation in various structures for fire protection and safety or investigation.
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Pathfinder
Understand pedestrian egress and congestion hazards for fire protection and safety or urban planning.
Ventus
Create 3D pressurization models of smoke control solutions for stairwells, atria, and underground spaces.
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Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference
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See the following links for all Pyrosim Tutorials.
These tutorials teach the basic concepts necessary for working with PyroSim
Training course to experience the fundamental features of PyroSim
How to use two different t² HRR calculator spreadsheets, to freeze HRR and stop a simulation after device activation.
Post demonstrating the 2020 updates to the NFPA 502 Critical Velocity Calculator.
Tutorial Comparing FDS results to fire spill-plume calculations in BRE Annex D.
Tutorial demonstrating how to merge PyroSim results with Pathfinder movement.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model critical velocity in Pyrosim using the example of a tunnel fire.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model a long tunnel in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model a pressure relief vent in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model a fire in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model jet fans in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to use PyroSim/FDS to Maximize Solar Panel Convective Cooling.
Tutorial demonstrating how to create and FDS Velocity Patch in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to assign FDS Meshes to specific MPI Processes in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to use the Combustion Calculator for HCN, HCl and Soot in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to calculate complex stoichiometry in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model Heat Conduction in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to verify HVAC Pressure Drop in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to import validation geometry from FDS to Pyrosim.
Tutorial Demonstrating how to model pressure leakage using Pyrosim
Tutorial demonstrating how to manually couple FDS and Pathfinder to respond to smoke.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model Radiation and Convection on Surfaces in Pyrosim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to model ramps three different ways and how to import sketchup geometry in PyroSim.
Tutorial demonstrating how to use the scenarios feature in PyroSim.
This tutorial teaches the user how to model wind and atmospheric conditions in PyroSim
Tutorial demonstrating how to model Smoke Visibility and Obscuration in Pyrosim.