US 11,721,232 B2
Flange and gasket assembly training simulator
Jose Carlos Carvalho Veiga, Rio de Janeiro (BR); Carlos Daniel Braga Girão Barroso, Rio de Janeiro (BR); Igor Meira, Rio de Janeiro (BR); and Leonardo Rocha de la Roca, Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Assigned to TEADIT N.A., INC., Pasadena, TX (US)
Filed by Teadit N.A., Inc., Pasadena, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/450,024.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108842 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G09B 19/00 (2006.01); G09B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 9/00 (2013.01) [G09B 19/0069 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus configured to train a user in flange and gasket assembly, the apparatus comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, wherein the instructions are executed with one or more processors so that the following steps are executed:
(i) displaying, on a graphical user interface (“GUI”), at least a portion of a flange joint for an assembly training;
wherein the flange joint comprises a pair of flanges with a gasket in between the pair of flanges; and
wherein the pair of flanges are coupled together via a plurality of bolts;
(ii) displaying, on the GUI, a plurality of selectable icons;
wherein the selectable icons are associated with a plurality of parameters; and
wherein the plurality of parameters include: pressure, torque, nut factor, bolt yield, gasket style, tightening tool type, or any combination thereof;
(iii) receiving, by the GUI, a tightening pattern for the flange joint;
wherein the tightening pattern defines a recommended tightening sequence and target torque ranges, automatically;
(iv) receiving, by the GUI, selection(s) of the selectable icons associated with the plurality of parameters;
(v) receiving, by the GUI, a selected bolt from the plurality of bolts to be tightened, wherein the selected bolt may be chosen by the user in accordance with the tightening pattern;
(vi) determining, and displaying on the GUI, simulated stress values related to tightening the selected bolt; and
(vii) repeating at least steps (v) and (vi) until the tightening pattern is completed.