Research on optimum joint operation with various hydraulic systems basing on AB line and C line of Uzbekistan section in trans-asian natural gas pipeline

Abstract

AB line and C line of Trans-Asia natural gas pipeline has attained a gas transmission capacity as 55 billion cubic meters per year. In recent years, pipeline transportation throughput accounts for about 20% of Chinese apparent consumption of natural gas. In order to ensure an economic and efficient operation of this transnational pipeline system, this paper conducts a comprehensive study on the joint operation of AB line and C line of Uzbekistan section of Trans-Asia natural gas pipeline. This paper innovatively puts forward “Methods of correction on multi-pressure head and multi-performance curve of centrifugal compressor”, aka. Data difference adjustment method”, to correct the factory performance curve of compressor, to ensure that the simulation accuracy is higher than 95%, and to provide support for operation decision-making. Based on the principle of minimum energy consumption of AB line and C line system of Trans-Asian natural gas pipeline, a set of optimal air intake allocation scheme between AB and C lines is studied and integration method of process operation scheme of AB line and C line are studied to support the optimum operation. Pipeline joint operation method for different hydraulic systems is studied. The pressure control principle by pressure balance method which realizes the joint operation of pipelines from different hydraulic systems is suggested for the first time, by which the pipeline operates stably. This paper studies the best location of 8 bridges reservations in AB line and C line in Uzbekistan, in order to enhance the comprehensively allocation capability of the whole system of transnational pipeline network in an all-round way, and to realize the function of energy conservation under normal conditions and of throughput guarantee under abnormal conditions. With additional bridges, pipeline transportation capacity can be increased up to 26 million m3/day and save energy consumption by up to 660 thousand m3/day under accident conditions. Keywords: Natural gas pipeline, Joint operation, Transmission allocation principle, Energy consumption