JET runs in Windows 95/98 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or later. A 486DX/66 MHz or higher processor (Pentium166-MHz or higher is recommended) pr amu Alpha processor running Windows NT workstation is required. A minimum of 32 MB of RAM, a VGA or higher-resolution screen supported by Windows and a mouse are required.
To install Jet, download the setup file jetsetup.exe, double-click on it and follow the directions.
Jet's setup program has been made smaller. The underlying program however is still the version built on 10/13/1999.
Once the setup package has finished, you should have a folder c:\jet with the necessary files to run jet. To run jet, either double click on the program jet.exe or use the run selection of the Windows start menu and type c:\jet\jet. If you have a problem with jet, please report it to william.davis@nist.gov.
The users manual is available as NISTIR 6324. The manual contains an overview of the physics in JET, a description of the user interface for JET, the output for the default case in JET and a comparison of JET predictions with experiments.
Publications which support JET or provide insight into the problems associated with detecting fires in structures include:
Last updated on January 26, 2001