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US 8,428,852 B2Granted
Implementing a computational fluid dynamics model using a plurality of computation units
AssigneeColorado State University Research Foundation
InventorMatthew Viele
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a parallel computation unit including an input port and an output port and a one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model. The input port is configured to sample at a time t1 a boundary condition signal for the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model and the output port is configured to provide an output signal before the boundary condition signal is sampled at a time t2.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of computation units configured to implement a one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model for controlling a physical system, wherein each computation unit is associated with a respective node of the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model, wherein the plurality of computation units are configured to operate in parallel;
- wherein the plurality of computation units are configured to implement the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model to receive a boundary condition signal for the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model at a time t1, wherein the boundary condition signal represents a first physical variable sampled at a first location in the physical system;
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- wherein the plurality of computation units are configured to implement the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model to generate an output signal representing a second physical variable at a second location in the physical system, wherein the first physical variable and the second physical variable are different physical variables, wherein the second physical variable is not sampled in the physical system, and wherein the output signal is usable for controlling the physical system;
- wherein the plurality of computation units are configured to implement the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model to generate the output signal before a second boundary condition signal is received at a time t2.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving an input signal at time t1, wherein the input signal represents a first physical variable sampled at a first location in a physical system;
- processing the input signal by a plurality of computation units to generate an output signal, wherein the plurality of computation units implement a one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model for controlling the physical system, wherein each computation unit is associated with a respective node of the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model, wherein said processing the input signal to generate the output signal is based on the one-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model, wherein said processing comprises the plurality of computation units operating in parallel, wherein the output signal represents a second physical variable at a second location in the physical system, wherein the first physical variable and the second physical variable are different physical variables, wherein the second physical variable is not sampled in the physical system, wherein the output signal is usable for controlling the physical system, and wherein said processing comprises generating the output signal before receiving a second input signal representing the first physical variable sampled at the first location in the physical system at time t2.
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