| To realize the optimal design, a reactor design requires the repetitive
work of evaluation of the characteristics of the new design concept
by analysis calculations and the modification of the concept and
design goals if its characteristics do not satisfy the goals.
Formerly, a computer has been used only for analysis calculations
for the evaluation of the characteristics. However, by introducing
a state-of-the-art graphical user interface and artificial intelligence
technology, IRDS provides designers with an intelligent computation
environment to powerfully support the entire design process-the
series of steps involving construction, analysis, evaluation,
and modifications of the design concept. The operator interface
in IRDS is friendly. It will allow designers to easily convert
their perceptions and mental images to conceptual designs and
to interactively perform design work. IRDS is equipped with various
data bases and knowledge bases to carry out design work even by
inexperienced operators. IRDS can directly support design work
in an evaluationstep, such as a parametric survey, using the design
window search for a feasible range of design parameters that satisfy
the design goals and to search for an optimal set of design parameters. |
