Patent ID: 8229713
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for modeling thermal zones in a space, comprising the steps of: providing, using a computer, a graphical representation of the space; defining, using the computer, at least one domain in the space for modeling; creating, using the computer, a mesh in the domain by sub-dividing the domain into a set of discrete sub-domains that interconnect a plurality of nodes; identifying air flow sources and sinks in the domain; obtaining air flow measurements from one or more of the air flow sources and sinks; determining, using the computer, an air flow velocity vector at a center of each sub-domain using the air flow measurement obtained from the air flow sources and sinks; and tracing, using the computer, each velocity vector to one of the air flow sources, wherein a combination of the traces to a given one of the air flow sources represents a thermal zone in the space.