Optimal control of gas pipelines via infinite-dimensional analysis

1996-05-15
A general optimal control approach employing the principles of calculus of variations has been developed to determine the best operating strategies for keeping the outlet pressure of gas transmission pipelines around a predetermined value while achieving reasonable energy consumption. The method exploits analytical tools of optimal control theory. A set of partial differential equations characterizing the dynamics of gas flow through a pipeline is directly used The necessary conditions to minimize the specific performance index come from the infinite-dimensional model. The optimization scheme has been tested on a pipeline subject to stepwise change in demand.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS

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Citation Formats
I. Durgut and M. K. Leblebicioğlu, “Optimal control of gas pipelines via infinite-dimensional analysis,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS, pp. 867–879, 1996, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/39709.