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- From: freier@mail.physics.utah.edu (rodney james freier)
- Subject: Re: GAs for Compressor Sta. Optimization?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.053931.28975@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
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- Organization: University of Utah - Physics Department
- References: <1993Jan18.164929.16225@uhura1.uucp>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 05:39:31 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan18.164929.16225@uhura1.uucp>, paul@uhura1.uucp (Paul O. Lamb) writes:
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- |> I have an optimization problem I would like to get some ideas on.
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- |> I am trying to develop a technique to optimize compressor station
- |> operation on natural gas transmission systems. Along most NG
- |> transmission systems there are a series of compressor stations to
- |> boost line pressure. The order in which they are brought on-line is
- |> typically done from a 'this worked last time, so lets do it again'
- |> approach. The whole idea is to provide enough pressure at delivery
- |> points to fulfill contractual agreements, but not to provide too much
- |> pressure, such that, you are wasting compressor fuel and increasing
- |> maintenance cost on the compressors to do so. It would be extremely
- |> useful to be able to optimize operating compressor stations.
- |>
- |> How appropriate are GAs to doing this type optimization.
- |>
- Incredibly. If I remember right, there is a discussion in the literature
- about a system that did just this, and it was compact enough to run in 64k.
- It worked as well as or better than any human expert.
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- Rod
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