Kameleon FireEx KFX

Kameleon FireEx KFX, often only referred to as KFX, is a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) program with main focus on gas dispersion and fire simulation.

Kameleon FireEx KFX
Developer(s)Computational Industry Technologies AS, ComputIT
Stable release
KFX2010 V1.3
Operating systemLinux
TypeComputational fluid dynamics software
LicenseCommercial software
Websitehttp://www.computit.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=347

KFX uses the k-epsilon model for turbulence modelling, the Eddy Dissipation Concept (EDC) for combustion modelling, and a radiation model based on the Discrete Transfer Method (DTM) by Lockwood and Shah.

  • Standard k-epsilon model on CFD-wiki
  • F.C. Lockwood and N.G. Shah, "A new radiation solution method for incorporation in general combustion prediction procedures", 18th Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 1405–1414 (1981), doi:10.1016/S0082-0784(81)80144-0.


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