1. Abstract In this paper, we consider the optimal design of a straight pipeline system. Suppose a gas pipeline is to be designed to transport a specified flowrate from the entry point to the gas demand point. Physical and contractual requirements at supply and delivery nodes are known as well as the costs to buy and lay a pipeline or build a compressor station. In order to minimize the overall...

The present sought to draw a comparison between Model Predictive Control performance and two other controllers named Simple PI and Selective PI in controlling large-scale natural gas transport networks. A nonlinear dynamic model of representative gas pipeline was derived from pipeline governing rules and simulated in SIMULINK® environment of MATLAB®. Control schemes were designed to provide a s...

When considering cost-optimal operation of gas transport networks, compressor stations play the most important role. Proper modeling of these stations leads to complicated mixed-integer nonlinear and nonconvex optimization problems. In this article, we give an isothermal and stationary description of compressor stations, state MINLP and GDP models for operating a single station, and discuss sev...

Abstract Because of the increasing demand for energy in recent period, it has become necessary to intensify study field evaluating performance gas station under first and second laws efficiency. The exergy losses stations are represented by compressor, combustion chamber, turbine. Therefore, this work aims analyze a 55 MW Taza power station. investigation demonstrated that most significant misf...

Management of compressor degradation is often considered from the perspective maintenance compressor, but most frameworks for operation compressors do not take into account. This paper proposes a method that takes account current level in order to manage further degradation. The algorithm can be used planning frameworks, particular if timings activities are fixed. extend lifetime by mitigating ...

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Saudi Aramco engineering standard is famous for its strictness. The of three kinds drainage systems including surface water system, closed drain system and sanitary in the booster gas compressor station project are introduced this paper. characteristics all facilities related to have also been described which can help familiarize station.