摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for monitoring a system in which a fluid flows and which is provided with a change in the system with time in space comprising:
(a) monitoring means for monitoring a preselected place in the system for collecting data indicative of a system parameter (I(t)) that varies with time as a function of at least one variable (K,v) related to system wash-in and wash-out behavior;
(b) first data processing means responsive to the monitoring means for receiving the collected data and processing same; wherein
said first data processing means comprises means for receiving as further inputs a plurality of time points (t0, t1, t2) and a maximum of an intensity function (I(t1)-I(t0)/(I(t0)(t0-t1)) wherein said intensity function is indicative of the wash-in of the system parameter (I(t)) being monitored and further including:
(1) division means for spatially dividing the preselected place in the system into spatial units;
(2) determining means for determining for each spatial unit a value and the intensity function indicative of the wash-in behavior based on the collected data for each time point;
(3) normalizing means for normalizing the intensity of each spatial unit based on the maximum intensity ;
(4) colorizing means for colouring all spatial units one of a plurality of colors based on a color function indicative of the wash-out behavior;
(5) arranging means for arranging all spatial units for all time points into a composite of the preselected space with each spatial unit correlated to a color hue/color intensity as determined in step (4).</p> |