Long distance pipeline control

[tgreif]

I'm in the water industry and we periodically have to design pipelines for supply to remote areas. I know that the petroleum industry deals with long pipelines routinely. I'd like to know what type of controls are generally used for booster pumping stations along the line. And also, what's the typical distance before another booster station is needed? I've used override control with discharge and suction pressure PID control but was wondering what the state of the art was in petroleum pipelines.

 

[mtechGrad05]

There is a company called Vortex Flow (

http://www.vortexflow.com/)

who has come up with a new unique solution to allow for more efficient transport of fluids over ling distances... as for how far between dooter pumps... I would recomend busting out the old fluid mechanics book and checking head loss equations. All jest asside Vortex Flow has come up with a sweet products. Check out thier website and talk to them they may be able to help you improve on your piplines efficiency. Hope this helps!