OPTIMAL DIMENSIONING OF PIPE NETWORKS WITH APPLICATION TO GAS TRANSMISSION NETWORKS

Authors
DEWOLF D SMEERS Y
Citation
D. Dewolf et Y. Smeers, OPTIMAL DIMENSIONING OF PIPE NETWORKS WITH APPLICATION TO GAS TRANSMISSION NETWORKS, Operations research, 44(4), 1996, pp. 596-608
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Operatione Research & Management Science","Operatione Research & Management Science
Journal title
Operations research → ACNP
ISSN journal
0030364X
Volume
44
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
596 - 608
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-364X(1996)44:4<596:ODOPNW>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We develop an algorithm to solve the problem of the optimal dimensioni ng of a fluid (gas or water) transmission network when the topology of the network is known. The pipe diameters must be chosen to minimize t he sum of the investment and operating costs. This two stage problem i s solved by application of the bundle method for nonsmooth optimizatio n. The validity of the approach is tested on a problem corresponding t o a real situation: the optimal design of a reinforcement of the Belgi an gas network.