About FPM

The Fire Prediction Model (FPM) is a tool designed to assist analysts in simulating fire ignition, sustainment, and suppression on aircraft, ships, and ground vehicles.  FPM is the primary physics based fire simulation model in use for vehicle studies within the DoD ballistic vulnerability community, and it represents the culmination of over a decade of development.  FPM supports traditional high-resolution component-level vulnerability-related analyses.  It provides the analyst and test engineer with a unique ability to investigate fire parameter sensitivities by conducting numerous runs that are not typically practical or cost effective to investigate by test.

FPM is currently used by the Army, Air Force, and Navy as well as industry for fire prediction studies and test support. It has the unique ability to assess the entire fire scenario resulting from a ballistically induced event. Portions of the FPM have been diversified into additional fire modeling codes such as the prediction of composite failure due to heat.

FPM is currently FORTRAN based and runs in a Microsoft Windows environment. Versions have been compiled for LINUX as well. Contact Ron Dexter at ron.dexter@survice.com, 937-431-9914 for more information. There is no charge for the FPM.

FPM Fact Sheet