Air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in subsurface space

• US 5,822,227 A
• Filed: 12/20/1996
• Issued: 10/13/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Construction Corporation
• Original Assignee: Tokyo Metropolitan Subway Construction Corporation
• Inventors: Morii, Nobuharu, Ishikawa, Touru
• Primary Examiner(s): Trans, Vincent N.
• Application Number:
  US08/771,163
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 364/578, 434/126, 236/1 C, 236/49.3
• US Class Current: 703/9
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 27/02 characterised by the use of electric means

Abstract

An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator for predicting environmental conditions in a subsurface space, which includes a first processing portion for obtaining the airflow velocity in branches constituting the subsurface space; a second processing portion for calculating initial values and short-term change values of wall temperature and field temperature in each of the branches, initial values and boundary values of temperature, water-vapor density and carbon dioxide concentration in each of the branches; a third processing portion for calculating the wall temperature, field temperature and airflow temperature in each of the branches; and a fourth processing portion for performing detailed calculation of the airflow velocity, temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide concentration for calculating time-varying data of the airflow temperature, water-vapor density and carbon dioxide concentration in each of the branches by using, as input data, the space structure model data, the airflow analysis result data obtained from the first processing portion, the thermal analysis result data obtained from the second processing portion, and wall and field temperature data obtained from the third processing portion.

Claims

1. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator for predicting environmental conditions in a subsurface space, comprising:

a first processing portion for obtaining the airflow velocity in branches including a tunnel, stairs, passages, vents, etc. constituting the subsurface space by using, as input data, subsurface space structure model data concerning said branches and movement data of a moving body which makes air move in said subsurface space;

a second processing portion for calculating initial values and short-term change values of wall temperature and field temperature in each of said branches, initial values and boundary values of temperature, water-vapor density and carbon dioxide concentration in each of said branches, by using, as input data, said space structure model data, analysis result data obtained from said first processing portion, data concerning thermal characteristic of said moving body, data of outside-air temperature, outside-air humidity and outside-air carbon dioxide concentration, and data of passengers which go in and out of said space;

a third processing portion for calculating wall temperature, field temperature and airflow temperature in each of said branches, by using, as input data, said space structure model data, airflow analysis result data obtained from said first processing portion and thermal analysis result data obtained from said second processing portion; and

a fourth processing portion for performing detailed calculation of airflow velocity, temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide concentration for calculating time-varying data of airflow temperature, water-vapor density and carbon dioxide concentration in each of said branches by using, as input data, said space structure model data, said airflow analysis result data obtained from said first processing portion, said thermal analysis result data obtained from said second processing portion, and wall and field temperature data obtained from said third processing portion.

2. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 1, wherein said first processing portion outputs airflow velocity in each of said branches as one-day'"'"'s time-varying information.

3. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 2, wherein said second processing portion outputs airflow temperature, airflow humidity, wall temperature and field temperature in each of said branches as time-varying information in accordance with passage of seasons in one year.

4. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 2, wherein said third processing portion outputs wall temperature and field temperature in each of said branches as time-varying information in 20 years.

5. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 2, wherein said subsurface space is a subsurface space constituting a subway;

said subsurface space structure model data is a station structure model data; and

said moving body is a vehicle which runs in a tunnel.

6. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 1, wherein said second processing portion outputs airflow temperature, airflow humidity, wall temperature and field temperature in each of said branches as time-varying information in accordance with passage of seasons in one year.

7. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 6, wherein said third processing portion outputs wall temperature and field temperature in each of said branches as time-varying information in 20 years.

8. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 6, wherein said subsurface space is a subsurface space constituting a subway;

said subsurface space structure model data is a station structure model data; and

said moving body is a vehicle which runs in a tunnel.

9. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 1, wherein said third processing portion outputs wall temperature and field temperature in each of said branches as time-varying information in 20 years.

10. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 9, wherein said subsurface space is a subsurface space constituting a subway;

said subsurface space structure model data is a station structure model data; and

said moving body is a vehicle which runs in a tunnel.

11. An air-conditioning and ventilation simulator in a subsurface space according to claim 1, wherein:

said subsurface space is a subsurface space constituting a subway;

said subsurface space structure model data is a station structure model data; and

said moving body is a vehicle which runs in a tunnel.