How to install Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smokeview and run an example case

This screencast shows how to install Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smokeview (SMV) on Windows PC. Then, an example fire simulation (couch.fds) is run and the output is analyzed.

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• fds
• smv
• fire dynamics simulator
• smokeview
• cfd
• fire
• fire model
• fire modeling

[Dileepswarrier]

I am uisng win 64 and downloaded the version FDS_5.5.3a_SMV_5.6_win64 but unfortunatly I am getting a command like 'fds5' is not recognized as an internal or external command. operable program or batch file'

Please advise to rectify the same

[koverholt]

@Dileepswarrier Make sure you restart after installing FDS.

Also, for newer versions of FDS, try the command 'fds5_win_64' or 'fds5_win_32', as mentioned in the video annotation.

[broinel]

great introduction!!

note: using windows 7 64bit fds cannot be started with the command "fds5" in the cmd.

use "fds5_win_64" instead

[koverholt]

@broinel Thanks for the info. Newer versions of FDS use this naming scheme for their executables. I'll add a note to the video.

[Dileepswarrier]

@koverholt Thank you , now it is working properly.

[Dileepswarrier]

@koverholt I restart the system and used the mentioned commands but intead of go for the simulation still and I am getting the same command!

[23raulbanks]

Thanks°°°° very usefull !!!!

[Rmyoung8628]

Thank you! This was extremely helpful!

[yus88ful]

great help thank you very much

[duchess005]

Great help! Thank you :)