Automation of the control process of a gas pipeline network with a complex topological structure

Abstract

Abstract The reliability of the gas pipeline network is determined by the perfection of the structures, the precise fullfilament of the conditions of its operation, ensuring the coordination of the flow parameters in the pipe with the parameters of the blowers. Deviation from the established mode of operation in gas pipelines can affect the stability of the system. With a significant deviation from the operating mode, various features arise, both kinematic and dynamic deviations in the flow, which leads to unstable operation of the system. Therefore, it is necessary to automate the control processes of the pipeline gas network during gas transportation, which will be based on the results of mathematical modelling of mass transfer processes in pipes to determine the main flow parameters. It is also known that the main losses and changes in flow parameters in pipelines occur along the entire length of the linear sections of the network. Therefore, to adapt these changes to specific objects, it is necessary to use more accurate mathematical models that allow to adequately control the processes in the network based on automated control systems.