What is it about?
The flow in gas pipeline networks is driven by compressor stations. If a new network is planned or an existing network is expanded, the question arises: Where is the optimal location for new compressor stations? How many new compressor stations are optimal? In this contribution we state an optimization problem that addresses these questions and can be useful as a guideline for rational decision making in this context.
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Why is it important?
The demand in a gas transport network is uncertain. Therefore the location of compressor stations is a complex task, since it has to be guaranteed that the consumers' demand can be satisfied with high probability all the time.
Perspectives
Hydrogen will be an essential large-scale energy carrier in the future. The most efficient way to generate a continuous hydrogen supply is by pipeline transport. Therefore it is required to establish a new hydrogen gas pipeline infrastructure. Our contribution supports the rational planning of the new pipeline system.
Martin Gugat
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
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This page is a summary of: The location problem for compressor stations in pipeline networks, Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems, December 2024, Mathematical Sciences Publishers,
DOI: 10.2140/memocs.2024.12.507.
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