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Topological Reduction of Gas Transport Networks

Authors:
Anton Baldin
Tanja Clees
Barbara Fuchs
Bernhard Klaassen
Igor Nikitin
Lialia Nikitina
Inna Torgovitskaia

Keywords: modeling of complex systems; topological reduction; globally convergent solvers; applications; gas transport networks

Abstract:
The paper presents the topological reduction method applied to gas transport networks, using contraction of series, parallel and tree-like subgraphs. The contraction operations are implemented for pipe elements, described by quadratic friction law. This allows significant reduction of the graphs and acceleration of solution procedure for stationary network problems. The algorithm has been tested on several realistic network examples. The possible extensions of the method to different friction laws and other elements are discussed.

Pages: 15 to 20

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019

Publication date: July 28, 2019

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3484

ISBN: 978-1-61208-732-0

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 28, 2019 to August 2, 2019