Abstract

This paper describes a rigorous model for the simulation of natural gas networks. For modelling the gas network, a library of dynamic components has been developed in the simulation environment EcosimPro. This library contains the main components of a natural gas network that have been modelled based on mass, energy and momentum balances and additional equations for describing the dynamic behaviour of real gases. The complete model that describes the natural gas transport has been adjusted to real data taken from a 127-km long gas pipeline located in Mexico that is managed by the company Fermaca with a 16-inch pipe nominal diameter, one input, 4 outputs and an altitude difference of 397 m. The results obtained show that the developed model can be used to accurately simulate real natural gas networks.