Optimal Dimensioning of Pipe Networks with Application to Gas Transmission Networks

Daniel de Wolf and Yves Smeers (yves.smeers@uclouvain.be)
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Daniel de Wolf: CEME, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Yves Smeers: CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

No 1993015, LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE from Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)

Abstract: 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 been chosen to minimize the sum of the investment cost and of the operations cost. This two level 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.

Date: 1993-04-01
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