Method and system for controlling quality and tracking parts for repair and replacement in a piping system
OwnerJohn Karamanosinventor
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method for controlling quality in a piping system, including a valve and a piping structure coupled to the valve. The method comprises the following: pressurize the piping structure with a gas at greater than sea-level pressure; seal the gas in the piping structure with the valve; determine whether the gas stays within the piping structure; determine that gas leaks from the piping structure; and identify the location of a leak from the piping structure. The invention further comprises a method for identifying a component. The method comprises the following: indicate identification information on a tag regarding the piping structure; and attach the tag to the piping structure.
Claims20
A method for controlling quality in an HVAC system portable piping structure having a valve and a pipe coupled to the valve, the method comprising:
- pressurizing the portable piping structure with a gas to greater than sea-level pressure;
- sealing the gas in the portable piping structure with the valve;
- transporting the sealed and pressurized portable piping structure from an off-site location to a construction site;
- determining the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure;
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- incorporating the portable piping structure into an HVAC system if the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure meets a specified pressure.
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A method for controlling quality in an HVAC system portable piping structure, including a pipe and a cap, the method comprising:
- pressuring the portable piping structure with a gas at greater than sea-level pressure;
- sealing the gas in the portable piping structure with the cap;
- transporting the scaled and pressurized portable piping structure from an off-site location to a construction site;
- determining the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure;
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- incorporating the portable piping structure into an HVAC system if the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure meets a specified pressure.
A method for analyzing components in a piping structure, including a first valve coupled to a pipe, the method comprising:
- providing, on a first tag, identification information about the first valve;
- attaching the first tag to the first valve;
- pressurizing the piping structure with gas to greater then sea-level pressure;
- sealing the gas in the piping structure with the valve;
- determining a gas pressure within the piping structure;
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- correlating the gas pressure with the first tag identification information to determine a failure rate associated with the first tag identification information.
A system for identifying components in a piping structure, the piping structure comprising a first valve coupled to a pipe, the system comprising:
- a first tag attached to the first valve, the first tag including identification information regarding the first valve;
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- a master catalog for the piping structure maintained by an assembler of the piping structure, the master catalog containing specific manufacturer information for the first valve.
A method of controlling quality in an HVAC system portable piping structure comprising:
- pressurizing the portable piping structure with a gas to greater than sea-level pressure, the portable piping structure comprising:
- a valve;
- and
- a pipe coupled to the valve;
- sealing the gas in the portable piping structure with the valve;
- determining a pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure at an assembly location;
- attaching a tag to the portable piping structure, the tag including identification information regarding the portable piping structure;
- transporting the sealed and pressurized portable piping structure from the assembly location to a construction site;
- determining a pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure at the construction site;
- correlating a difference between the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure at the assembly location and the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure at the construction site with the identification information regarding the portable piping structure included on the tag;
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- incorporating the portable piping structure into an HVAC system if the difference between the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure at the assembly location and the pressure of the gas within the portable piping structure at the construction site meets a specified standard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.