Advanced Fire Dynamics Simulator and Smokeview

October 15-17, 2008

Instructor(s): Douglas Carpenter, Morgan J. Hurley, P.E., or Christopher Wood, P.E.

This 2 ½ day seminar is a hands-on workshop intended to teach students advanced techniques in Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) modeling and Smokeview visualization. The seminar is intended for current users of FDS who are comfortable creating simple FDS input files from scratch without assistance.

The seminar consists of many short modules covering specific topics. Each module includes a lecture section and a workshop section in which the student works example problems on their personal laptop computer. A list of the topics that will be covered in the class include:

Stair stepping sloped and curved surfaces
Extract and Supply
Boundary conditions
Tracking species through the domain
Implementing pre and post flashover fires
Flame spread
Creating and removing obstructions
Smoke detectors
Grid transformations
Advanced Smokeview techniques: custom iso-surfaces, texture mapping, render files, and cad view.
Using spreadsheets to develop FDS input files

Because of the hands-on nature of this seminar, the students are required to bring a laptop computer capable of running FDS and Smokeview. Suggested minimum requirements are a 1.0 GHz Pentium processor and 512 MB of RAM. The computer will need to have Version 5.1.6 of FDS and Smokeview installed, click here to download software, as well as a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel or equivalent). The students are required to have sufficient security privileges on their computer to install additional software during the class.

Successful completion of SFPE’s Introduction to FDS seminar or equivalent is a prerequisite for the Advanced seminar. Each student should have an understanding of fire dynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics theory to gather the greatest understanding possible from the course. Each student should be able to develop FDS input files, develop design fire scenarios, and review FDS results using Smokeview without assistance.

Earn Valuable CEUs:

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers will award 2.00 Continuing Education Units for attending the entire seminar.

Registration:

Advance Registration Fees (Must be received by Monday, September 22, 2008)

$685 SFPE Members $825 Non-Members

Late Registration Fees (Received after Monday, September 22, 2008)

$760 SFPE Members $925 Non-Members

There are three easy ways to register:

Register online: Joining online is fast and convenient using your credit card. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express.
Download the seminar registration form or the entire brochure, complete the registration form and fax it to +301 718-2242.
Contact Julie Gordon at SFPE Headquarters at +301 718-2910 ext. 104.

Special Offer! Register for one seminar and receive a 25% discount on any additional seminar of equal or lesser value. Discount NOT available via the online registration.