In this paper, the problem of flow maximization in pipeline systems for transmission of natural gas is addressed. We extend previously suggested models by incorporating the variation in pipeline flow capacities with gas specific gravity and compressibility. Flow capacities are modeled as...

This paper provides a review on the most relevant research works conducted to solve natural gas transportation problems via pipeline systems. The literature reveals three major groups of gas pipeline systems, namely gathering, transmission, and distribution systems. In this work, we aim at...

The pooling problem is a well-studied global optimization problem with applications in oil refining and petrochemical industry. Despite the strong NP-hardness of the problem, which is proved formally in this paper, most instances from the literature have recently been solved efficiently by use...