Pipelines 2020
Numerical Methods for Analyzing Surge: What’s behind Those Messy Equations
Publication: Pipelines 2020
ABSTRACT
This paper provides a comparison of basic features of the three most popular numerical techniques that are utilized to solve differential equations, by computer software to conduct hydraulic surge analyses of liquid pipeline systems. These three numerical techniques are comprised of the method of characteristics (MOC), the wave method (WM), and the Galerkin method (GM). While MOC and WM are most popular for hydraulic transient analysis software utilized within the water industry, GM is most popular for hydraulic transient analysis software utilized within in the petroleum industry. However, surge analysis software based on GM can be used in the water industry as well.
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Pipelines 2020
Pages: 40 - 49
Editors: J. Felipe Pulido, OBG, Part of Ramboll and Mark Poppe, Brown and Caldwell
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8321-3
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© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Aug 6, 2020
Published in print: Aug 6, 2020
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