Examples

This section contains practical examples of using OpenFire for fire safety engineering calculations.

The examples are organized by topic to help you find relevant workflows for your specific needs.

Available Example Categories

• BR 187
  • Complete Thermal Radiation Assessment
  • Multi-Configuration Analysis
  • Different Surface Configurations
• Fire Dynamics Tools
  • Heat Release Rate Calculation
  • Temperature Prediction
• Introduction to Fire Dynamics
  • Coming Soon
• PD 7974
  • Coming Soon
• SFPE Handbook
  • Chapter 50
    • Example 2: Door Opening Force
    • Example 3: Simple Stairwell Pressurization in a Simple Building

Getting Started

If you’re new to OpenFire, we recommend starting with the BR 187 page, which demonstrates complete workflows using the BR 187 thermal radiation calculations.

Each example page includes:

• Complete code workflows

• Practical scenarios

• Typical parameter values

• Assessment criteria

• Multiple configuration comparisons