Pipe network analysis apparatus, pipe network analysis method, and storage medium
US10474776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method and the like which enables to represent a pipe network transporting a fluid by use of electrical circuit network is provided. The pipe network analysis apparatus includes; processing circuitry configured to receive a pipe network model that represents a pipe network being constituted by one or more piping elements, convert at least one piping element to an element of an electric circuit being configured to represent a non-linear relation between a pressure and a flow rate of the fluid in the piping elements by use of a relation between a voltage and a current, and generate a model representing an electric circuit network expressing the pipe network, by use of the element of the electric circuit; and an output device configured to provide the model analyzable by a specific electric circuit simulator.
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