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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) |
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| Supports composite objects |
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| Allows multiple re-do and un-do |
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| Room and door search algorithms | |
| VR Walk through mode with superimposed CAD floor plans |
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SMARTFIRE Case Specification Environment |
Build/Configure Scenario in 3D Environment |
| Multiple fire sources with possible secondary triggering of fuel packets |
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| Optional FED monitors with Monitor Cells (NEW v4.3) |
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| Grouping of objects now supported (NEW v4.2) |
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| Delayed triggers and time varying inlets | |
| Define Obstacles, Thin plates, Inlets, Outlets, Portals, Fans and Free Surfaces, etc. |
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| Editor for hazard volumes allows for re-zoning without re-running CFD engine (NEW v4.2) |
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| Toxicity Species, HCN and HCL (with absorption) models (NEW v4.2) |
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| Sprinkler modelling with Nozzle object |
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| Volume and face porosities |
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SMARTFIRE Interactive Meshing System |
Creates a mesh and CFD Engine command script |
| Extended region handling |
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| Geometry specific meshing with meshing rule fine-tuning | |
| Iterative mesh improvement (Refine) |
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| Option for manual mesh editing |
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| Optimisation for solids/un-used rooms removal at meshing stage (NEW v4.2) |
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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) |
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| Multi Particle Size sub model for Smoke Transport (NEW v4.3) |
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| Parallel option using multiple PCs and/or multiple CPU cores |
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| 3D (unstructured mesh capable - with suitable meshing system) |
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| Transient or steady-state |
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| Turbulent (K-ε with buoyancy modifications) |
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| Optional high resolution difference schemes | |
| Radiosity, 6-flux and multi-ray radiation models |
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| Gaseous combustion, Toxicity, HCN, HCL and Sprinkler models |
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| Interactive Visuals, Data Plots and Monitor Graphs |
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| Visibility through smoke distance visualisation | |
| Interactive control of solution process |
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| Export data (including toxicity) to EXODUS evacuation software |
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SMARTFIRE Data Viewer |
Post-processing visualisation and exploration of CFD data |
| Point probe and graphing through data with option to export |
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| Supports semi-transparent geometry and visuals | |
| Multiple cut planes for vectors and contours (NEW v4.2) |
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| Animation of time series results or a series of camera viewpoints |
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| Surface visualisation of temperature and burning surfaces (NEW v4.2) |
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| 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:
- The SMARTFIRE environment is continually evolving, with many new and requested capabilities due to be released, from our wide ranging research.
* 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: