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Method for route selection of transcontinental natural gas pipelines
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fotios Thomaidis |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | The route of transcontinental natural gas pipelines is characterized by complexity, compared to national and cross-border pipelines, since their large magnitude results in the examination of parameters that do not exist or are considered negligible for pipelines of smaller scale and that require management of more information. The aim of the present dissertation is the development of a route selection method, able to deal with the aforementioned complexity of transcontinental pipelines. The developed algorithm examines the validity of the conditions for economic viability of the pipeline, defines the alternative routes, selects the weights of criteria that affect the pipeline design and compares the routes, taking into consideration the available data, the experience and knowledge of the decision maker. The consistency and sensitivity of the results is examined. The method is applied in the case of a transcontinental pipeline transporting gas from the broader Caspian Region to Western Europe. Different scenarios of criteria weights are used and discussed at the results of the application. The software tool Gas-PRS, allows quick application of the method and facilitates the decision maker in examining the consequences of different choices. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cgi.di.uoa.gr/~phdsbook/files/thomaidis.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
