Apparatus, system, and method for rapid design of emissions component installations

A method for rapid design of an emissions component installation comprising:

• receiving a tube design input from a user, the tube design input comprising point locations, bend criteria, and end conditions;
• interpreting the tube design input;
• calculating a final tube design;
• determining the manufacturability of the final tube design;
• determining the manufacturing cost of the final tube design;
• and
• displaying the final tube design, the manufacturing cost, and a drawing suitable for manufacture of the final tube design to the user.

An apparatus for rapidly addressing emissions component challenges comprising:

• an emissions challenge module configured to store a set of operational challenges corresponding to a set of emissions reduction features, and further configured to store a set of operational challenges addressed corresponding to a set of secondary components;
• and
• a secondary component selection module configured to:
• interpret a user-specified emissions scheme comprising at least one emissions reduction feature;
• provide at least one emissions reduction feature to the emissions challenge module;
• receive at least one secondary component recommendation from the emissions challenge module such that at least one secondary component recommendation addresses at least one operational challenge corresponding to at least one emissions reduction feature;
• and
• provide at least one secondary component recommendation to the display module;
• wherein the display module is further configured to display at least one secondary component recommendation to the user.

A system for rapid design of an emissions component installation, the system comprising:

• an internal combustion engine;
• a user-specified emissions scheme comprising at least one emissions reduction feature;
• a user-specified tube design input comprising point locations, bend criteria, and end conditions;
• an emissions component installation design tool, the emissions component installation design tool comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of a tube configuration tool and a secondary component selection tool;
• wherein the tube configuration tool is configured to:
• interpret the tube design input;
• calculate a final tube design based on the tube design input;
• display the final tube design to a user;
• and
• wherein the secondary component selection tool is configured to:
• interpret a user-specified emissions scheme comprising at least one emissions reduction feature;
• and
• determine at least one secondary component that addresses at least one operational challenge corresponding to the at least one emissions reduction feature.

A method to enhance an emissions component installation design, the method comprising:

• executing an emissions component installation design tool, the emissions component installation design tool comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of a tube configuration tool and a secondary component selection tool;
• wherein the tube configuration tool is configured to:
• interpret a tube design input comprising point locations, bend criteria, and end conditions;
• calculate a final tube design based on the tube design input;
• and
• display the final tube design to a user;
• and
• wherein the secondary component selection tool is configured to:
• interpret a user-specified emissions scheme comprising at least one emissions reduction feature;
• determine at least one secondary component that addresses at least one operational challenge corresponding to the at least one emissions reduction feature;
• and
• display the at least one secondary component to the user.