You can use FDS, but you must modify the input .data files manully(ecotect 5.5/fds4):
1.change the fds directory to your install directory
example: &MISC DATABASE_DIRECTORY = 'F:\NIST\fds\database4\' /
2. add the slice plane and the variable that you want to analysis.
example: &SLCF PBY=5 QUANTITY='VELOCITY' VECTOR=.TRUE./
3. Define the inlet surface type
example: &SURF ID='SingleGlazed_TimberFrame' RGB=0.50, 0.50, 0.50 PROFILE='ATMOSPHERIC' VEL=-5.00 PLE=0.3000 Z0=10.00 TMPWAL=20.00/
4. apply the inlet type and OPEN type to the inlet object and outlet object
example: &VENT XB = 0.9,0.9,-0.8,9.7,0,10,
SURF_ID = 'SingleGlazed_TimberFrame' /
&VENT XB = 14.9,14.9,-0.8,9.7,0,10,
SURF_ID = 'OPEN' /
limits of exporting to fds
ecotect can not export un-ortho objects to fds now.
we can not put the fds result back into ecotect, just viewing in smokeview.
Edited by: yunpeng on Mar 18, 2009 3:38 PM