New Scheduling Rule Improves Pipeline Efficiency

Artículo

Autoría

CAFARO, VANINA GUADALUPE ; CAFARO, DIEGO CARLOS ; MENDEZ, CARLOS ALBERTO ; Cerda, Jaime

Fecha

2011

Editorial y Lugar de Edición

PennWell Corporation

Revista

OIL & GAS JOURNAL, vol. 109 (pp. 136-139) PennWell Corporation

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A new rule prioritizing product delivery to the eligible terminal closest to the one being currently served reduces total accumulated idle volume by about 40% and decreases the number of cut operations. Different priority arrays lead to different delivery schedules, strongly affecting cost-efficiency of the solution achieved. Prioritizing nearest-to-refinery terminals, for instance, may reduce the total volume of segments stopped, but the number of stripping operations will surely increase. Pri... A new rule prioritizing product delivery to the eligible terminal closest to the one being currently served reduces total accumulated idle volume by about 40% and decreases the number of cut operations. Different priority arrays lead to different delivery schedules, strongly affecting cost-efficiency of the solution achieved. Prioritizing nearest-to-refinery terminals, for instance, may reduce the total volume of segments stopped, but the number of stripping operations will surely increase. Prioritizing the farthest terminals, however, may increase the number and volume of pipeline stoppages.

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PRIORITY RULESSCHEDULINGMULTIPRODUCT PIPELINEDISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION

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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/13361