Optimization of Gas Pressure Modes in Gas Supply Systems

Abstract

At present, general gasification on the basis of the natural gas is carried out without proper grounds for all the criteria affecting the efficiency of these systems. At the same time, the expediency of the natural gas provision must be carried out taking into account configuration of the networks in the settlement, density of the population in the gas-supply territory, type of the gas-using equipment installed at the consumer and other determining factors. The absence of these criteria often leads to huge unreasonable investments in the gas distribution systems, which sharply reduces their efficiency and effectiveness. The existing practice of operating gas distribution pipelines causes a low magnitude of the calculated pressure drop and, consequently, an increased material consumption of the gas networks. The introduction of the gas supply systems with house pressure stabilizers into design practice requires the development of scientifically based methods for their calculation and design. One of the most important prerequisites for the calculation of the gas distribution systems is the substantiation and optimization of the calculated pressure drop in the distribution gas pipelines. The purpose of this study: development of an optimal structure for the distribution of the natural gas, depending on the individual features of the gas fuel consumption.