Mathematical structure and computer implementation of the national coal model

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6543904

Lancaster, M A

This document provides a general discussion of the mathematical structure of the National Coal Model (NCM) and an explicit statement of the linear programming formulation of the NCM. The document also provides a detailed description of the software implementation of the NCM. The discussion of mathematical structure and the presentation of the linear programming formulation of the NCM are addressed to the researcher with training in economics, mathematical modeling, or operations research. The description of the software implementation of the NCM is addressed to the researcher having some familiarity with the FORTRAN language and computer systems. Chapter 1 of this document provides an introduction to the National Coal Model and briefly describes the supply and demand functions, solution, reports, implementation, and alternative models to the NCM. Chapter 2 presents a general discussion of the NCM and a detailed description of its major components. Chapter 3 and Appendix A together present an explicit mathematical statement of the linear programming model that constitutes the NCM. Chapter 4 and Appendix C describe the computer implementation of the NCM. Appendix B provides a table describing the row and column structure of the linear programming matrix, and Appendix D provides report numbers, names, and a brief description of all reports produced by the NCM system.

• Research Organization: Kilkeary, Scott and Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79EI10128
• OSTI ID: 6543904
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA/10128-2; ON: DE83006472
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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