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CN-122003601-A - Manufacturing method for gas analysis device, computer program product, gas analysis device, simulation method, and simulation program product

CN122003601ACN 122003601 ACN122003601 ACN 122003601ACN-122003601-A

Abstract

The invention relates to a method (100) for producing a gas analysis device (10) having at least one separating device (12) and a plurality of pneumatic modules (20). The method (100) comprises a first step (110) in which at least one target parameter (62) for a gas analysis device (10) to be produced is preset and a plurality of basic pneumatic structures (35) are provided. In a second step (120), provision of a plurality of continuous and discrete parameters (42, 44) of the basic aerodynamic structure (35) is performed. A basic configuration (50) is generated from the basic aerodynamic structure (35), the basic configuration being determined by varying (55) discrete parameters (42). In a third step (130) of the method (100), candidate aerodynamic structures (60) are determined from each basic configuration (50), wherein at least one continuous parameter (44) of the basic configuration (50) is respectively changed by means of an optimization algorithm (72). Further, in a fourth step (140), candidate aerodynamic structures (60) are selected according to the desired value (64) of the target parameter (62) and output to the user and/or the data interface. Furthermore, a gas analysis device (10) is manufactured from the selected candidate aerodynamic structure (66). The invention likewise relates to a corresponding computer program product (70), a gas analysis device (10), a simulation method (200) and a simulation program product (80).

Inventors

  • HANGAUER ANDREAS
  • PETER STRAUCH

Assignees

  • 西门子股份公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20240925
Priority Date
20231009

Claims (16)

  1. 1. A method (100) for manufacturing a gas analysis apparatus (10) having at least one separation apparatus (12) and a plurality of pneumatic modules (20), the method comprising the steps of: a) -presetting at least one target parameter (62) for the gas analysis device (10) to be manufactured, and providing a plurality of basic aerodynamic structures (35) comprising virtual representations (37) of the separation device (12) and of the aerodynamic module (20), respectively; b) -providing a plurality of continuous and discrete parameters (42, 44) of the basic aerodynamic structure (35), and-generating a basic configuration (50) with the basic aerodynamic structure (35), the basic configuration being determined by varying (55) the discrete parameters (42); c) -determining a candidate aerodynamic structure (60) with each basic configuration (50), wherein at least one continuous parameter (44) of the basic configuration (50) is respectively changed by means of an optimization algorithm (72); d) -selecting a candidate aerodynamic structure (60) with an expected value (64) of the target parameter (62), and-outputting the selected candidate aerodynamic structure (66) to a user and/or a data interface; wherein the gas analysis device (10) is manufactured using the selected candidate aerodynamic structure (66).
  2. 2. The method (100) according to claim 1, wherein in step d) at least one of the candidate aerodynamic structures (60) and an operational behaviour of the candidate aerodynamic structures is simulated, wherein the operational behaviour comprises a transient behaviour.
  3. 3. Method (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, at least in step c), a virtual representation (37) of the material sample (15) in the separation device (12) is reconstructed in a sliding window simulation.
  4. 4. A method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the discrete parameters (42) comprise a type specification (43) for the detector (30), a material specification (41) for the separated material, a carrier gas and/or a type specification (43) for the injector.
  5. 5. The method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the continuous parameter (44) comprises a temperature of the material sample (15), a transport pressure (48), a line length (46) of the separation device (12), a separation device diameter, an aerodynamic drag of the separation device (12), an aerodynamic drag of the line (24), and/or a shrinkage ratio (47).
  6. 6. The method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the at least one target parameter (62) is based on at least one material sample (15) having a preset composition (16) that is analyzed by the gas analysis device (10) to be manufactured.
  7. 7. The method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that step b) and/or step c) are performed taking into account predefinable operating conditions (76) and/or design conditions (74) which are predefinable by the corresponding basic aerodynamic structure (35).
  8. 8. The method (100) according to claim 7, wherein step c) is terminated for the basic configuration (50) when the operating conditions (76) or design conditions (74) that can be preset are violated by the candidate aerodynamic structure (60).
  9. 9. The method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the target parameter (62) is a separation performance parameter (13) of the separation device (12).
  10. 10. The method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the candidate aerodynamic structure (66) selected in step d) is stored in a database as a basis for a basic aerodynamic structure (35) for re-executing the method (100).
  11. 11. The method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein at least step c) is performed by means of artificial intelligence trained by unsupervised machine learning.
  12. 12. A computer program product (70) for determining and selecting a candidate aerodynamic structure (66) for manufacturing a gas analysis device (10), the computer program product being embodied for determining a candidate aerodynamic structure (60) from a base aerodynamic structure (35) taking into account at least one target parameter (62), characterized in that the computer program product (70) is embodied for at least partially implementing the method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
  13. 13. The computer program product (70) according to claim 12, wherein the computer program product (70) is embodied for outputting control instructions (67) for at least one manufacturing device (68) based on the candidate aerodynamic structure (66) that has been selected, and/or for outputting parameterized settings for at least one aerodynamic module (20) based on the candidate aerodynamic structure (66) that has been selected.
  14. 14. A gas analysis device (10) comprising at least one separation device (12) and a plurality of pneumatic modules (20), characterized in that the gas analysis device (10) is manufactured by a method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
  15. 15. A simulation method (200) for simulating an operational behaviour of a gas analysis apparatus (10), comprising the steps of: a) Providing a data set with which an operating mode of the gas analysis device (10) can be reconstructed at least in part; b) Presetting at least one operation parameter, and defining the operation behavior to be simulated through the operation parameter; c) Determining, by means of a simulation program product (80), a performance parameter (40) of the gas analysis device (10) based on the data set and the operating parameter; d) Outputting the performance parameter (40) to a user and/or a data interface; characterized in that the gas analysis device (10) is implemented according to a candidate aerodynamic structure (60, 66) manufactured by a method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
  16. 16. Simulation program product (80) for simulating an operational behaviour of a gas analysis apparatus (10), characterized in that the simulation program product (80) is implemented for performing a simulation method (200) according to claim 15.

Description

Manufacturing method for gas analysis device, computer program product, gas analysis device, simulation method, and simulation program product Technical Field The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a gas analysis device and a computer program product implemented for performing the method. The invention also relates to a corresponding gas analysis device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a simulation method for such a gas analysis device and to a corresponding simulation program product. Background Patent document EP 2 828 653 B2 discloses a simulation of a chromatographic run at a chromatograph. The chromatography uses a mobile phase comprising a mixture of at least two eluent components having different chromatographic properties. Gas analysis devices are suitable for use in a variety of applications for which a personalized adaptation is required to make a design that meets the requirements. Due to the physical and chemical complexity of the gas analysis device, the corresponding adaptations are costly, time-intensive and error-prone. As such, cost effective structures for gas analysis devices are sought. There is a need to accelerate and simplify the manufacture of gas analysis devices, in particular gas analysis devices that are specifically adapted for use. The invention is based on the object of providing a possibility to provide improvements in at least one of the mentioned aspects. Disclosure of Invention This object is achieved by a method according to the invention for manufacturing a gas analysis device. The gas analysis device to be manufactured has at least one separation device and a plurality of pneumatic modules. The separation device can be, for example, a separation column, which is adapted by means of its packing and/or an inner coating to separate the material sample into its components when flowing through. The pneumatic module can be configured, for example, as a pressure regulator, valve, throttle, sensor and/or line. The pneumatic modules can differ in their physical construction type and/or by the control algorithm used therein. The method comprises a first step in which at least one target parameter for a gas analysis device to be manufactured is preset, for example by a user. The target parameter can be a technical value of the gas analysis device, for example a separation performance parameter of the separation device or a maximum duration for concentration analysis of a predefinable material sample. Alternatively or additionally, the target parameter can also be a non-technical magnitude, such as energy demand, carbon dioxide footprint (CO 2 -Abdruck), or manufacturing cost. Furthermore, in a first step, a plurality of basic aerodynamic structures are provided, each comprising a virtual representation of the aerodynamic modules of the separation device. To this end, the basic aerodynamic structure can be stored, for example, in a database and selected by a user and/or artificial intelligence. The basic pneumatic structure can be understood as the pneumatic counterpart of the circuit diagram and describes the possible structures of the gas analysis device that can be produced, respectively. Thus, the basic aerodynamic structure itself is a virtual representation of a manufacturable gas analysis device. The basic aerodynamic structure constitutes the starting point for further method steps. Furthermore, the claimed method comprises a second step in which a plurality of continuous and discrete parameters of the basic aerodynamic structure are provided. For this purpose, continuous and discrete parameters are identified in the basic aerodynamic structure as corresponding parameter types, and a summary containing the parameter types is provided in machine-readable form. The continuous parameter can take essentially any numerically possible value within the value spectrum. For example, the length of the pipeline or the temperature of the material sample is a continuous parameter. Likewise, the coefficients of the control algorithm setting the pneumatic module are continuous parameters. The discrete parameter can take only a limited number of preset values. The discrete parameter is for example a specification about the material used, which is selected from a list of possible materials, or about the type of structure of the detector used, which is selected from a list of possible construction types. Thus, the provided continuous parameters and discrete parameters can be distinguished from each other by the second step in their classification as discrete or continuous. Furthermore, it is a second step that a plurality of basic configurations are determined using the basic aerodynamic structure. The basic configuration is determined by varying discrete parameters in the basic aerodynamic structure. Thus, a plurality of basic configurations is determined for each basic aerodynamic structure by varying, in particular systematically varying, discrete parameters. Th