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Elsevier, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, (144), p. 254-264, 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2015.08.005

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Probabilistic modelling of security of supply in gas networks and evaluation of new infrastructure

Journal article published in 2015 by Pavel Praks ORCID, Vytis Kopustinskas, Marcelo Masera
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Abstract

The paper presents a probabilistic model to study security of supply in a gas network. The model is based on Monte-Carlo simulations with graph theory, and is implemented in the software tool ProGasNet. The software allows studying gas networks in various aspects including identification of weakest links and nodes, vulnerability analysis, bottleneck analysis, evaluation of new infrastructure etc. In this paper ProGasNet is applied to a benchmark network based on a real EU gas transmission network of several countries with the purpose of evaluating the security of supply effects of new infrastructure, either under construction, recently completed or under planning. The probabilistic model enables quantitative evaluations by comparing the reliability of gas supply in each consuming node of the network.