Ventus Tutorials

See the following links for all Ventus Tutorials.

Fundamentals

These tutorials teach the basic concepts necessary for working with Ventus

Ventus Introduction Reading Time: 3 minutes

Ventus is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the CONTAM network model developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

- contam flow

Basic First Model Reading Time: 17 minutes

To demonstrate basic Ventus capabilities, we model a simple multi-story building for winter and summer conditions.

- Smoke Control flow output Shaft Report

Seasonal Scenarios Reading Time: 8 minutes

How to simplify post-processing data collection with seasonal scenarios and scheduled stairwell temperatures.

- Smoke Control flow output

Applications

Validation #1 - ASHRAE Stack Effect Reading Time: 3 minutes

An example from the ASHRAE Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering, Klote et al., 2012. Chapter 14 of the handbook, Network Modeling and CONTAM

- ASHRAE flow

Validation #2 - ASHRAE Wind Example Reading Time: 6 minutes

Second example from the ASHRAE Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering, Klote et al., 2012. Chapter 14 of the handbook, Network Modeling and CONTAM

- ASHRAE flow

Validation #3 - ASHRAE Eight-Story Condominium Example Reading Time: 15 minutes

Third example from the ASHRAE Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering, Klote et al., 2012. Chapter 14 of the handbook, Network Modeling and CONTAM

- Smoke Control flow stairs

Validation #4 - ASHRAE Eight-Story Condominium Summer Example Reading Time: 4 minutes

Fourth example from the ASHRAE Handbook of Smoke Control Engineering, Klote et al., 2012. Chapter 14 of the handbook, Network Modeling and CONTAM

- Smoke Control flow stairs

Stairwell Pressurization

These tutorials teach the basic methods necessary to perform Stairwell Pressurization Studies in Ventus.

Closed Door Studies Reading Time: 6 minutes

This tutorial teaches the user how to perform a closed door Stairwell Pressurization study in Ventus.

- smoke control REHVA cad flow

Open Door Studies Reading Time: 8 minutes

This tutorial teaches the user how to perform an open door Stairwell Pressurization study in Ventus.

- smoke control REHVA cad flow

Feature Demos

Modeling Fans: Performance Curves Reading Time: 10 minutes

This Feature Demo covers how to use the Performance Curve Flow Element

- Doors flow schedules transient

Import 3D CAD Models Reading Time: 15 minutes

This Feature Demo details the steps to create a Ventus model with imported 3D geometry.

- import cad flow

Modeling Door States Reading Time: 7 minutes

This Feature Demo details the steps to model door state changes in Ventus

- Doors flow schedules transient

Modeling Contaminants Reading Time: 7 minutes

This Feature Demo details the steps to model basic Contaminants in Ventus.

- Contaminants cad flow species contaminants transient

Drawing on a 2D Image Reading Time: 8 minutes

This Feature Demo details the steps to create a Ventus model by drawing on a 2D image.

- import flow video