Transport by Pipelines and Its Optimization

This textbook introduces pipeline design, one of the most efficient techniques for mass and energy transport available today. The global economy heavily relies on pipelines. However, designing a pipeline is more complex than it might seem; it involves many technical and economic factors that must work together to create an optimized system.

The book begins with basic concepts of pipelines, including a description of the materials used, heat transfer between the system and medium, and the main components of pumping and compression stations, which are vital for the subsequent chapters. It then presents a simple yet detailed overview of these factors and introduces a mathematical methodology that combines them to deliver an optimized pipe design, minimizing costs and reducing energy consumption. The book also covers the transient verification of this design using well-known balance equations and material property relationships for both incompressible and compressible fluids, to validate the initial design. Finally, the book explores the analysis of multiphase pipelines, where the goal is to transport a particular material (e.g., solid) using a different medium (e.g., air or water).

Provides useful optimization techniques Introduces pipeline design in an understandable way With problems and solutions for students

Autorentext

Pablo Daniel Druetta is a professional with more than 15 years of experience in the fields of oil & gas, petrochemistry and research/higher education.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Fluids and Fluidifyable Ssubstances.- Definitions Regarding the Fluids to be Transported and the Transportation System.- Transportation Systems.- Necessary Disciplines for the Theoretical Approach of the Treaty.- Fluid Mechanics.- Strength of Materials in Cylindrical Enclosures.- Thermodynamics.- Fundamental Objective of the Text.- Optimization of Piping Systems.- Generalized Lagrange Method for Several Variables.-Transportation of Liquid Substances Through Pipes.- Introduction.- Fluids and Fluidifyable Ssubstances.- Definitions Regarding the Fluids to be Transported and the Transportation System.- Transportation Systems.- Necessary Disciplines for the Theoretical Approach of the Treaty.- Fluid Mechanics.- Strength of Materials in Cylindrical Enclosures.- Thermodynamics.- Fundamental Objective of the Text.- Optimization of Piping Systems.- Generalized Lagrange Method for Several Variables.-Transportation of Liquid Substances Through Pipes.