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Title: Economic model of pipeline transportation systems

Abstract

The objective of the work reported here was to develop a model which could be used to assess the economic effects of energy-conservative technological innovations upon the pipeline industry. The model is a dynamic simulator which accepts inputs of two classes: the physical description (design parameters, fluid properties, and financial structures) of the system to be studied, and the postulated market (throughput and price) projection. The model consists of time-independent submodels: the fluidics model which simulates the physical behavior of the system, and the financial model which operates upon the output of the fluidics model to calculate the economics outputs. Any of a number of existing fluidics models can be used in addition to that developed as a part of this study. The financial model, known as the Systems, Science and Software (S/sup 3/) Financial Projection Model, contains user options whereby pipeline-peculiar characteristics can be removed and/or modified, so that the model can be applied to virtually any kind of business enterprise. The several dozen outputs are of two classes: the energetics and the economics. The energetics outputs of primary interest are the energy intensity, also called unit energy consumption, and the total energy consumed. The primary economics outputs aremore » the long-run average cost, profit, cash flow, and return on investment.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Systems, Science and Software, La Jolla, CA (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
6068044
Report Number(s):
SAN-1171-1/2; SSS-R-77-3021(Rev.0)
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-03-1171
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; ENERGY MODELS; PIPELINES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FINANCING; INVESTMENT; PROFITS; SIMULATION; TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION; 320205* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Transportation- Pipeline; 290700 - Energy Planning & Policy- Transport & Storage; 290200 - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology; 290100 - Energy Planning & Policy- Energy Analysis & Modeling

Citation Formats

Banks, W. F. Economic model of pipeline transportation systems. United States: N. p., 1977. Web. doi:10.2172/6068044.
Banks, W. F. Economic model of pipeline transportation systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6068044
Banks, W. F. 1977. "Economic model of pipeline transportation systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6068044. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6068044.
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title = {Economic model of pipeline transportation systems},
author = {Banks, W. F.},
abstractNote = {The objective of the work reported here was to develop a model which could be used to assess the economic effects of energy-conservative technological innovations upon the pipeline industry. The model is a dynamic simulator which accepts inputs of two classes: the physical description (design parameters, fluid properties, and financial structures) of the system to be studied, and the postulated market (throughput and price) projection. The model consists of time-independent submodels: the fluidics model which simulates the physical behavior of the system, and the financial model which operates upon the output of the fluidics model to calculate the economics outputs. Any of a number of existing fluidics models can be used in addition to that developed as a part of this study. The financial model, known as the Systems, Science and Software (S/sup 3/) Financial Projection Model, contains user options whereby pipeline-peculiar characteristics can be removed and/or modified, so that the model can be applied to virtually any kind of business enterprise. The several dozen outputs are of two classes: the energetics and the economics. The energetics outputs of primary interest are the energy intensity, also called unit energy consumption, and the total energy consumed. The primary economics outputs are the long-run average cost, profit, cash flow, and return on investment.},
doi = {10.2172/6068044},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6068044}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 1977},
month = {Fri Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 1977}
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