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Key Features of SMARTFIRE v4.3

Advantages of SMARTFIRE v4.3

Features in SMARTFIRE v4.3

Existing Features from previous version of  SMARTFIRE

 


KEY FEATURES OF THE SMARTFIRE V4.3 ENVIRONMENT  Back

The following table lists some of the key features of the SMARTFIRE v4.3 Environment.

SMARTFIRE TOOL

FEATURE DESCRIPTION

SMARTFIRE Scenario Designer

Allows CAD/Bitmap import or 2D design of buildings
  Automatic Exodus "zone" (hazard export link) and geometry creation (NEW v4.2)
  Supports composite objects
  Allows multiple re-do and un-do
  Room and door search algorithms

 

VR Walk through mode with superimposed CAD floor plans

SMARTFIRE Case Specification Environment

Build/Configure Scenario in 3D Environment

 

Multiple fire sources with possible secondary triggering of fuel packets

 

Optional FED monitors with Monitor Cells (NEW v4.3)

 

Grouping of objects now supported (NEW v4.2)
  Delayed triggers and time varying inlets

 

Define Obstacles, Thin plates, Inlets, Outlets, Portals, Fans and Free Surfaces, etc.

 

Editor for hazard volumes allows for re-zoning without re-running CFD engine (NEW v4.2)

 

Toxicity Species, HCN and HCL (with absorption) models (NEW v4.2)

 

Sprinkler modelling with Nozzle object

 

Volume and face porosities

SMARTFIRE Interactive Meshing System

Creates a mesh and CFD Engine command script

 

Extended region handling
  Geometry specific meshing with meshing rule fine-tuning

 

Iterative mesh improvement (Refine)

 

Option for manual mesh editing

 

Optimisation for solids/un-used rooms removal at meshing stage (NEW v4.2)

SMARTFIRE CFD Engine

Scenario simulation tool runs in 32 or 64 bit Windows (NEW v4.2)

 

Algebraic Multi-Grid solver for Serial CFD Engine (NEW v4.3)

 

Multi Particle Size sub model for Smoke Transport (NEW v4.3)

 

Parallel option using multiple PCs and/or multiple CPU cores

 

3D (unstructured mesh capable - with suitable meshing system)

 

Transient or steady-state

 

Turbulent (K-ε with buoyancy modifications)
  Optional high resolution difference schemes

 

Radiosity, 6-flux and multi-ray radiation models

 

Gaseous combustion, Toxicity, HCN, HCL and Sprinkler models

 

Interactive Visuals, Data Plots and Monitor Graphs
  Visibility through smoke distance visualisation

 

Interactive control of solution process

 

Export data (including toxicity) to EXODUS evacuation software

SMARTFIRE Data Viewer

Post-processing visualisation and exploration of CFD data

 

Point probe and graphing through data with option to export
  Supports semi-transparent geometry and visuals

 

Multiple cut planes for vectors and contours (NEW v4.2)

 

Animation of time series results or a series of camera viewpoints
  Surface visualisation of temperature and burning surfaces (NEW v4.2)

 

Vector, Scalar (cut plane, iso-surface), Streamline and Smoke visualisations

 


SMARTFIRE v4.3 ADVANTAGES  Back

SMARTFIRE v4.3 has been developed in C++ using modular Object Oriented modular software design.  SMARTFIRE v4.3 offers the fire engineer the following advantages:

* when used with suitable third party tools for geometry specifcation and unstructured meshing.

FEATURES IN SMARTFIRE v4.3 and v4.2  Back

SMARTFIRE v4.3 has the following features:


EXISTING FEATURES INHERITED FROM EARLIER VERSIONS OF SMARTFIRE  Back

SMARTFIRE v4.3 also maintains the following features inherited from earlier versions of SMARTFIRE:

 

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