NGFAST: A SIMULATION MODEL FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE BREAKS AND FLOW REDUCTIONS AT U.S. STATE BORDERS AND IMPORT POINTS
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@MISC{Henderson_ngfast:a,
author = {S. G. Henderson and B. Biller and M. -h. Hsieh and J. Shortle and J. D. Tew and R. R. Barton and Edgar C. Portante and Brian A. Craig and Stephen M. Folga},
title = {NGFAST: A SIMULATION MODEL FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE BREAKS AND FLOW REDUCTIONS AT U.S. STATE BORDERS AND IMPORT POINTS},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
This paper describes NGfast, the new simulation and impact-analysis tool developed by Argonne National Laboratory for rapid, first-stage assessments of impacts of major pipeline breaks. The methodology, calculation logic, and main assumptions are discussed. The concepts presented are most useful to state and national energy agencies tasked as first responders to such emergencies. Within minutes of the occurrence of a break, NGfast can generate an HTML-formatted report to support briefing materials for state and federal emergency responders. Sample partial results of a simulation of a real system in the United States are presented. 1
