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Hauptverfasser: Coria, Ibai, Abasolo, Mikel, Olaskoaga, Imanol, Etxezarreta, Arkaitz, Aguirrebeitia, Josu
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2025
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04422
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author Coria, Ibai
Abasolo, Mikel
Olaskoaga, Imanol
Etxezarreta, Arkaitz
Aguirrebeitia, Josu
author_facet Coria, Ibai
Abasolo, Mikel
Olaskoaga, Imanol
Etxezarreta, Arkaitz
Aguirrebeitia, Josu
contents Achieving uniform bolt load distribution is critical to obtain leak-free service in pressure vessel gasketed joints used in offshore pipelines. This is a difficult task due to bolt load variations during the assembly process. In this sense, the Elastic Interaction Coefficients Method has been developed in previous works to define tightening sequences that provide the target load at the end of the sequence in one or two passes. The method is very costly because a complete sequence must be simulated and the load of every bolt must be measured after each tightening operation. The present work validates this method for Ring Type Joints and further develops a numerically and experimentally validated new methodology that provides highly satisfactory results with a significantly lower cost.
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spellingShingle A new methodology for the optimization of bolt tightening sequences for ring type joints
Coria, Ibai
Abasolo, Mikel
Olaskoaga, Imanol
Etxezarreta, Arkaitz
Aguirrebeitia, Josu
Systems and Control
Achieving uniform bolt load distribution is critical to obtain leak-free service in pressure vessel gasketed joints used in offshore pipelines. This is a difficult task due to bolt load variations during the assembly process. In this sense, the Elastic Interaction Coefficients Method has been developed in previous works to define tightening sequences that provide the target load at the end of the sequence in one or two passes. The method is very costly because a complete sequence must be simulated and the load of every bolt must be measured after each tightening operation. The present work validates this method for Ring Type Joints and further develops a numerically and experimentally validated new methodology that provides highly satisfactory results with a significantly lower cost.
title A new methodology for the optimization of bolt tightening sequences for ring type joints
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04422