1. A method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles, comprising the steps of:
determining a flow field in a room; determining an age-of-air distribution with a location of microparticles immediately after their generation delivered to the room or the location at which the microparticles are discharged into the room as a starting point, on the basis of the flow field in the room; and
using conversion unit for converting the age of air with said location as the starting point into a concentration of microparticles;
wherein said converting step converts said age of air into said concentration of microparticles using a predetermined relation defining a relationship between an elapsed time t and a concentration X of microparticles, based on a type of said microparticles and a generated amount of microparticles.
2. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1, wherein said relation is expressed by the following equation (1):
X(t)=\u03b1(t\u2212\u03b2)+y, X(t)\u2267\u03b4\u2003\u2003(1)
based on constants \u03b1, \u03b2, \u03b3, and \u03b4,
wherein said constants \u03b1, \u03b3, and \u03b4, depend on the type of ions or diffused microparticles, and are determined in an experiment, and said constant \u03b2 is defined by the starting point of the elapsed time.
3. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
constructing an analytical model in which a room is divided into microelements; and
setting a boundary condition to simulate said flow field,
wherein said step of determining the flow field in a room determines the flow field in the room on the basis of said boundary condition and parameters defining said analytical model,
said method further comprising the steps of changing said boundary condition to determine a boundary condition corresponding to a concentration of microparticles that satisfies a predetermined condition among the converted concentration of microparticles.
4. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 3, wherein said boundary condition includes a direction and velocity of an air current.
5. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
constructing an analytical model in which a room is divided into microelements;
setting a boundary condition to simulate said flow field; and
changing parameters defining said analytical model to determine parameters corresponding to a concentration of microparticles that satisfies a predetermined condition among the converted concentration of microparticles.
6. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 5, wherein said parameters include a size of the room, a shape of the room, and the concentration of microparticles at the starting point.
7. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1, further comprising the step of changing the concentration of microparticles at the starting point of the elapsed time to determine the concentration of microparticles at said starting point corresponding to a concentration of microparticles that satisfies a predetermined condition among the converted concentration of microparticles.
8. An analyzer for performing the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1.
9. A computer-readable media for storing a program for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles for causing a computer to execute the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1.
10. A building comprising:
a sidewall;
a floor;
a ceiling; and
a room encompassed by a space surrounded by said sidewall, said floor, and said ceiling,
wherein the distance between said floor and said ceiling, the arrangement and layout of said sidewall, and the shape and size of said space are determined by parameters defining an analytical model in which a room is divided into microelements, when the concentration distribution of microparticles determined by the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1 satisfies a predetermined condition.
11. A microparticle diffusing device having a boundary condition for simulating a flow field and a concentration at a starting point when the concentration distribution of microparticles satisfies a predetermined condition, comprising:
a microparticle generator generating microparticles from a microparticle generation site;
an air blow path conveying microparticles generated from said microparticle generator; and
an air outlet formed at an end of said air blow path to discharge microparticles;
wherein the size, shape, blowing direction, blowing velocity, and blowing volume of said air outlet, and the generated amount of microparticles are determined using the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 1.
12. A method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles, comprising the steps of:
determining a flow field in a room; determining an age-of-air distribution with a location of microparticles immediately after their generation delivered to the room or the location at which the microparticles are discharged into the room as a starting point, on the basis of the flow field in the room; and
using conversion unit for converting the age of air with said position as the starting point into a concentration X of microparticles;
wherein said converting step converts said age of air into said concentration of microparticles using a predetermined relation defining a relationship between an elapsed time t and an attenuation rate of microparticles, based on a type of said microparticles and a generated amount of microparticles.
13. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 12, wherein said relation is expressed by the following equation (2):
dXdt=\u2212\u03b11X2, X(0)=1\u03b21\u2003\u2003(2)
based on constants \u03b11 and \u03b21, and
wherein said constant \u03b11 depends on the type of ions or diffused microparticles, and is determined in an experiment, and said constant \u03b21 is defined by the generated amount of microparticles.
14. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:
constructing an analytical model in which a room is divided into microelements; and
setting a boundary condition to simulate said flow field;
wherein said step of determining the flow field in a room determines the flow field in the room on the basis of said boundary condition and parameters defining said analytical model,
said method further comprising the steps of changing said boundary condition to determine a boundary condition corresponding to a concentration of microparticles that satisfies a predetermined condition among the converted concentration of microparticles.
15. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 14, wherein said boundary condition includes a direction and velocity of an air current.
16. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:
constructing an analytical model in which a room is divided into microelements;
setting a boundary condition to simulate said flow field; and
changing parameters defining said analytical model to determine parameters corresponding to a concentration of microparticles that satisfies a predetermined condition among the converted concentration of microparticles.
17. The method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 16, wherein said parameters include a size of the room, a shape of the room, and the concentration of microparticles at the starting point.
18. An analyzer for performing the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 12.
19. A computer-readable media for storing a program for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles for causing a computer to execute the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 12.
20. A method for arranging or installing a microparticle diffusing device in a room, comprising the step of designing an appropriate position of arrangement and number of arrangement of microparticle diffusing devices by the program product according to claim 19.
21. A building comprising:
a sidewall;
a floor;
a ceiling; and
a room encompassed by a space surrounded by said sidewall, said floor, and said ceiling,
wherein the distance between said floor and said ceiling, the arrangement and layout of said sidewall, and the shape and size of said space are determined by parameters defining an analytical model in which a room is divided into microelements, when the concentration distribution of microparticles determined by the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 12 satisfies a predetermined condition.
22. A microparticle diffusing device having a boundary condition for simulating a flow field and a concentration at a starting point when the concentration distribution of microparticles satisfies a predetermined condition, comprising:
a microparticle generator generating microparticles from a microparticle generation site;
an air blow path conveying microparticles generated from said microparticle generator; and
an air outlet formed at an end of said air blow path to discharge microparticles;
wherein the size, shape, blowing direction, blowing velocity, and blowing volume of said air outlet, and the generated amount of microparticles are determined using the method for predicting the concentration distribution of microparticles according to claim 12.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. In a controller device, a method for establishing a connection between devices in a network, said method comprising:
identifying a first device selected from a first listing of devices, wherein said first device is a sink device for receiving input from another device;
selecting an input plug for said first device from a listing of input plugs for said first device, said listing of input plugs derived from state information read from said first device and not written to memory in said controller device;
identifying a second device selected from a second listing of devices, wherein said second device is a source device for providing input to another device;
selecting an output plug for said second device from a listing of output plugs for said second device, said listing of output plugs derived from state information read from said second device and not written to memory in said controller device; and
establishing a connection between said first device and said second device using said input plug and said output plug.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said network is substantially compliant with the IEEE 1394 communication bus standard.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said first listing and said second listing are the same.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said first listing comprises sink devices and said second listing comprises source devices.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein input provided to said first device is output by said second device using only said output plug.
6. The method of claim 1 comprising:
querying said first device and said second device; and
reading information provided in response to said querying, wherein said information is used for generating said listing of input plugs and said listing of output plugs.
7. The method of claim 1 comprising:
executing programmed instructions to automatically select said first device, said input plug, said second device and said output plug.
8. The method of claim 1 comprising:
recording selections of said first device, said input plug, said second device and said output plug.
9. The method of claim 1 comprising:
selecting a channel from a listing of active channels, wherein said listing of active channels identifies network connections between devices in said network.
10. A controller device for establishing a connection between devices in a network, said controller device comprising:
a user interface comprising an input-select element and an output-select element;
wherein said input-select element is operable to cause a first device to be selected from a first listing of devices and to cause an input plug for said first device to be selected from a listing of input plugs for said first device, wherein said first device is a sink device for receiving input from another device and wherein said listing of input plugs is derived from state information read from said first device but not written to memory in said controller device;
wherein said output-select element is operable to cause a second device to be selected from a second listing of devices and to cause an output plug for said second device to be selected from a listing of output plugs for said second device, wherein said second device is a source device for providing input to another device and wherein said listing of output plugs is derived from state information read from said second device but not written to memory in said controller device; and
wherein in response to selection of said input plug and selection of said output plug a connection is made between said first device and said second device via said input plug and said output plug.
11. The controller device of claim 10 wherein said network is substantially compliant with the IEEE 1394 communication bus standard.
12. The controller device of claim 10 wherein said first listing and said second listing are the same.
13. The controller device of claim 10 wherein said first listing comprises sink devices and said second listing comprises source devices.
14. The controller device of claim 10 wherein input provided to said first device is output by said second device using only said output plug.
15. The controller device of claim 10 wherein a selection of said first device, said input plug, said second device and said output plug is performed automatically according to programmed instructions.
16. The controller device of claim 10 wherein said controller device is operable to record selection of said first device, said input plug, said second device and said output plug.
17. The controller device of claim 10 wherein said input-select element is operable to cause a channel to be selected from a listing of active channels, wherein said listing of active channels identifies network connections between devices in said network.
18. A controller device for establishing a connection between devices in a network, said controller device comprising:
means for identifying a first device selected from a first listing of devices, wherein said first device is a sink device for receiving input from another device;
means for selecting an input plug for said first device from a listing of input plugs for said first device, said listing of input plugs derived from state information read from said first device and not written to memory in said controller device;
means for identifying a second device selected from a second listing of devices, wherein said second device is a source device for providing input to another device;
means for selecting an output plug for said second device from a listing of output plugs for said second device, said listing of output plugs derived from state information read from said second device and not written to memory in said controller device; and
means for establishing a connection between said first device and said second device using said input plug and said output plug.
19. The controller device of claim 18 wherein said network is substantially compliant with the IEEE 1394 communication bus standard.
20. The controller device of claim 18 wherein input provided to said first device is output by said second device using only said output plug.
21. The controller device of claim 18 comprising:
means for querying said first device and said second device; and
means for reading information provided in response to said querying, wherein said information is used for generating said listing of input plugs and said listing of output plugs.
22. The controller device of claim 18 comprising:
means for executing programmed instructions to automatically select said first device, said input plug, said second device and said output plug.
23. The controller device of claim 18 comprising:
means for recording selections of said first device, said input plug, said second device and said output plug.
24. The controller device of claim 18 comprising:
means for selecting a channel from a listing of active channels, wherein said listing of active channels identifies network connections between devices in said network.