Ngfast : a simulation model for rapid assessment of impacts of natural gas pipeline breaks and flow reductions at U. S. state borders and import points.

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2007.4419711· OSTI ID:971950

Portante, E C; Craig, B A; Folga, S M

This paper describes NGfast, the new simulation and impact-analysis tool developed by Argonne National Laboratory for rapid, first-stage assessments of impacts of major pipeline breaks. The methodology, calculation logic, and main assumptions are discussed. The concepts presented are most useful to state and national energy agencies tasked as first responders to such emergencies. Within minutes of the occurrence of a break, NGfast can generate an HTML-formatted report to support briefing materials for state and federal emergency responders. Sample partial results of a simulation of a real system in the United States are presented.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 971950
• Report Number(s): ANL/DIS/CP-58954; TRN: US201005%%75
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2007 Winter Simulation Conference; Dec. 9, 2007 - Dec. 12, 2007; Washington, DC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
ANL
IMPORTS
NATURAL GAS
PIPELINES
SIMULATION