International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2574

Full Length Research Paper

Numerical modeling of transients in gas pipeline

Mohand KESSAL
  • Mohand KESSAL
  • Laboratoire Génie Physique des Hydrocarbures, Faculté des hydrocarbures et de la chimie, Université M’Hamed Bougara de Boumerdés-35000- Algérie.
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Rachid BOUCETTA
  • Rachid BOUCETTA
  • Laboratoire Génie Physique des Hydrocarbures, Faculté des Sciences, Université M’Hamed Bougara de Boumerdés-35000-Algérie
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Mohammed ZAMOUM
  • Mohammed ZAMOUM
  • Laboratoire Génie Physique des Hydrocarbures, Faculté des Sciences, Université M’Hamed Bougara de Boumerdés-35000-Algérie
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Mourad TIKOBAINI
  • Mourad TIKOBAINI
  • Laboratoire Génie Physique des Hydrocarbures, Faculté des hydrocarbures et de la chimie, Université M’Hamed Bougara de Boumerdés-35000- Algérie.
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  •  Received: 02 July 2013
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2014
  •  Published: 28 March 2014

Abstract

A set of equations governing an isothermal compressible fluid flow is analytically and numerically analyzed. The obtained equations are written in characteristic form and resolved by a predictor-corrector lambda scheme for the interior mesh points. The method of characteristics (MOC) is used for the boundaries. Advantages of explicit form of these schemes and the flexibility of the MOC are used for an isothermal fast transient gas flow in short pipeline. The results, obtained for a simple practical application agree with those of other methods.

 

Key words: Gas transients, gas pipeline, lambda scheme, method of characteristics.