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Turbo-compressor direct surge control
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The Operational Technologies Area strives to develop next generation technologies and methodologies that improve the efficiency, reliability, and integrity of transmission and distribution operations. This includes the development of techniques to prevent corrosion or other forms of pipe deterioration, methodologies to optimize system operations to increase capacities of existing facilities, next generation compressors as well as substantial improvements in extant compressors, and other related activities
There are three sub-areas related to Operational Technologies:
Compressors
Natural gas compressor research and development includes not only the development of next generation centrifugal compressor technology but also many evolutionary improvements to existing compressors by addressing performance, efficiency, reliability, and emissions issues. These developments are expected to lead to compression enhancement resulting in an increase in capacity for the existing natural gas infrastructure.
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Drawing of a virtual pipeline system testbed
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Modeling
There are approximately 1.4 million miles of natural gas pipeline in the United States and as the new century matures, natural gas infrastructure will have ever-increasing demands placed on it. Operators will require the availability of systems models along with real-time operating data that provide information necessary for making routine operational decisions. NETL will work with industry, universities, and national laboratories to develop expert models of the U.S. natural gas infrastructure system that assess the impacts of changes in supply and demand.
Corrosion
In addition to the development of advanced sensors that allow more accurate assessment and detection of corrosion, research is under way to mitigate the effects of the attack of microbial organisms on natural gas infrastructure. This research is focused primarily on a study of the efficiency of a range of microbial inhibitors within a natural gas pipeline environment.
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