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Citation

If you use PyFDS in your research, please cite it appropriately.

BibTeX Entry

@software{pyfds,
  title = {PyFDS: Python Interface to Fire Dynamics Simulator},
  author = {Bellamy, Grayson},
  year = {},
  url = {https://github.com/GraysonBellamy/pyfds},
  version = {0.1.0}
}

APA Style

Bellamy, G. (). PyFDS: Python Interface to Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 0.1.0) [Computer software]. https://github.com/GraysonBellamy/pyfds

IEEE Style

G. Bellamy, "PyFDS: Python Interface to Fire Dynamics Simulator," . [Online]. Available: https://github.com/GraysonBellamy/pyfds

MLA Style

Bellamy, Grayson. PyFDS: Python Interface to Fire Dynamics Simulator. Version 0.1.0, , https://github.com/GraysonBellamy/pyfds.

Text Citation

When referencing PyFDS in text:

"The simulations were created and executed using PyFDS (Bellamy, ), a Python interface to the Fire Dynamics Simulator."

Citing FDS

PyFDS is an interface to FDS. When using PyFDS, you should also cite FDS itself:

FDS Citation

@techreport{fds_technical_guide,
  title = {Fire Dynamics Simulator, Technical Reference Guide},
  author = {McGrattan, Kevin and Hostikka, Simo and McDermott, Randall and
            Floyd, Jason and Weinschenk, Craig and Overholt, Kristopher},
  institution = {National Institute of Standards and Technology},
  address = {Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA},
  year = {2023},
  number = {NIST Special Publication 1018-1},
  edition = {Sixth},
  url = {https://pages.nist.gov/fds-smv/}
}

FDS Text Citation

"Fire simulations were performed using the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) version 6.9.0 (McGrattan et al., 2023), accessed through the PyFDS Python interface (Bellamy, )."

Example Acknowledgment

Include PyFDS in your acknowledgments section:

"This research utilized PyFDS (Bellamy, ), an open-source Python interface for the Fire Dynamics Simulator (McGrattan et al., 2023)."

DOI (Coming Soon)

A DOI will be assigned upon the first stable release (v1.0.0) for permanent citation.

Publications Using PyFDS

If you publish research using PyFDS, please let us know! We maintain a list of publications:

  • Open an issue with your publication details
  • Or email: graysontbellamy@gmail.com

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