FDS Release Candidate 5 (Continued Beta Testing)

["Kevin McGrattan" <kevin.mcgrattan@nist.gov>]

 Hello everyone!

The latest release candidates for FDS and Smokeview are now available.
Please go to the Download page on http://www.fds-smv.net for more information.
You can also go to: http://download.fds-smv.net to find the download
for your system.

There have been some changes to the Pyrolysis Model input parameters,
so check the User Guide Chapter 8 on Boundary Conditions for more
detail on the new parameters. Especially information on Reference
Temperature, Ignition Temperature and Boiling Temperature.

Please keep in mind that we need your feedback on if the User Guide
makes sense, or if it requires more clarification in certain areas. We
have been trying to take all of your suggestions and work them into
the guides somewhere.

If you have outstanding support issues please rerun your cases with
the new version. We found some good bugs in RC4 that should address
many of the problems people have noted.  Also, if you have found a definite bug that
needs fixing, please report it to the Issue Tracker rather than the Discussion Group so
that we can assign it to one person who will pursue it until it is fixed. More
general discussion or long term requests should be sent to the Discussion Group.

Thank you for your continued support during this time of testing and review.

Enjoy,
-Bryan

Bryan Klein
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8663
Gaithersburg MD 20899
Phone: 301 975 5171
Fax:       301 975 4052