Heat exchanger tube plug installation
AssigneeEST Group, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Hall, Alex Kotlyar, Ka'ren Sarkissian
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Abstract
A method of tube plug installation in a heat exchanger or pressure vessel is provided. The method includes verifying the suitability of a selected tube plug with a specifically identified type of heat exchanger or pressure vessel before installation of the selected tube plug. The step of verifying being performed with a device having an app, software, or user interface and after having entered or accessed data concerning the selected tube plug and entering or accessing data concerning the specifically identified type of heat exchanger or pressure vessel and operating parameters of the specifically identified type of heat exchanger or pressure vessel.
Claims13
A device for installing a tube plug within a tube of a heat exchanger or pressure vessel, comprising:
- a hand-holdable tool having a base, a grip section, and a unit for applying force to the tube plug for displacing a pin of the tube plug relative to a ring of the tube plug within the tube of the heat exchanger or pressure vessel;
- at least one processor located within said tool and having software configured to verify suitability of a selected tube plug with a specifically identified type of heat exchanger or pressure vessel before installation of the selected tube plug, and to receive or access data concerning the selected tube plug and received or accessed data concerning the specifically identified type of heat exchanger or pressure vessel and operating parameters of the specifically identified type of heat exchanger or pressure vessel;
- wherein the tool is configured to obtain real-time measurements of installation parameters during installation of the tube plug.
A device for installing a tube plug within a tube of a heat exchanger or pressure vessel, comprising:
- a hand-holdable tool having a base, a grip section, and a unit for applying force to the tube plug for displacing a pin of the tube plug relative to a ring of the tube plug within the tube of the heat exchanger or pressure vessel;
- wherein the tool is configured to obtain real-time measurements of installation parameters during installation of the tube plug and has at least one processor configured to confirm tube plug installation success or failure based on at least one of the real-time measurements taken during the installation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.