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Optimal dimensioning of pipe networks with application to gas transmission networks

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DeWolf, D Smeers, Yves [UCL]

We develop an algorithm to solve the problem of the optimal dimensioning of a fluid (gas or water) transmission network when the topology of the network is known. The pipe diameters must be chosen to minimize the sum of the investment and operating costs. This two stage problem is solved by application of the bundle method for nonsmooth optimization. The validity of the approach is tested on a problem corresponding to a real situation: the optimal design of a reinforcement of the Belgian gas network.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 1996
Language Anglais
Journal information "Operations Research" - Vol. 44, no. 4, p. 596-608 (1996)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Operations Res Soc Amer (Baltimore)
issn 0030-364X
e-issn 1526-5463
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - FSA/INMA - Département d'ingénierie mathématique
Keywords equipment planning ; capacity expansion ; expansion of a gas transmission networks ; industries ; natural gas ; optimal dimensioning of gas transmission networks ; programming ; nondifferentiable ; application of the bundle method
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Bibliographic reference DeWolf, D ; Smeers, Yves. Optimal dimensioning of pipe networks with application to gas transmission networks. In: Operations Research, Vol. 44, no. 4, p. 596-608 (1996)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/47468