Patent ID: 6965848
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. Method for automating the design of a ducting system for a fluid comprising the steps of entering boundary data ( 15 , 17 , 19 , 20 ) identifying boundary conditions of the ducting system, into a data processing system, determining design data ( 27 , 43 ) by applying an optimization algorithm to said boundary data using said data processing system, which design data comprises an optimum layout ( 27 ) of said ducting system in the three dimensional installation space, and having said data processing system communicate the design data ( 27 , 43 ) to an external recipient, wherein the boundary data comprises positional information ( 17 ) in a three dimensional installation space and magnitude of partial fluid flow ( 19 , 20 ) for each of at least one component terminal connection, through which fluid is exchanged with the ducting system, wherein the fluid flow through said at least one component terminal connection has a common orientation, and positional information ( 15 ) in the three dimensional installation space of at least one main terminal connection, through which the total fluid flowing through the at least one component terminal connection is routed, said optimum layout including an identification of all required ducting components ( 43 ) for building the ducting system, selected from a collection of standard ductwork primitives ( 51 ).