AXIAL BOLTED FLANGE DESIGN METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method of designing an axial bolted flange joint using a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a spreadsheet including axial bolted flange joint component parameters and drawings associated with the spreadsheet;
b) receiving updated component parameters from the spreadsheet to produce updated drawings prior to performing steps c) and d);
c) importing data from at least one of the spreadsheet and the updated drawings to a solids modeling program; and
d) importing data from the solids modeling program to a finite elements analysis program for stress analysis of the axial bolted flange joint.
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Abstract
A method of designing an axial bolted flange joint includes the use of a common, controlled spreadsheet that includes part and assembly drawings, dimensions, equations, materials properties, and design limits and design criteria that generates alerts to the user during the design process. Drawings are updated by the spreadsheet as parameters are changed and are available as final drawings at any stage of the method. After the user achieves an acceptable preliminary design in the spreadsheet, the data from the spreadsheet and/or updated drawings are imported into a solids modeling program. A finite elements program imports data from the solids modeling program to perform a stress analysis. The data in the spreadsheet may be modified, if necessary, based upon the stress analysis results.
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1. A method of designing an axial bolted flange joint using a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a spreadsheet including axial bolted flange joint component parameters and drawings associated with the spreadsheet; b) receiving updated component parameters from the spreadsheet to produce updated drawings prior to performing steps c) and d); c) importing data from at least one of the spreadsheet and the updated drawings to a solids modeling program; and d) importing data from the solids modeling program to a finite elements analysis program for stress analysis of the axial bolted flange joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for designing an axial bolted flange joint, the computer system comprising:
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a processor programmed to provide a spreadsheet including axial bolted flange joint component parameters and drawings associated with the spreadsheet, to receive updated component parameters from the spreadsheet to produce updated drawings, to import data from at least one of the spreadsheet and the updated drawings to a solids modeling program, and to import data from the solids modeling program to a finite elements analysis program for stress analysis of the axial bolted flange joint; and wherein the updated drawings are produced prior to the data being imported from the at least one of the spreadsheets and the solids modeling program.
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