Event Driven Process Simulation Of Pipeline Networks

A novel simulation method is introduced here for transporting liquids through a pipe network in the oil industry. The aim is to ensure the balance among product availability, sales, and transport in each production and distribution point, to display the actual schedule and its effects, and to identify inconsistencies. The product pipelines connect sites where tanks are available to store liquids temporarily. The tanks are uploaded and downloaded continuously according to a schedule. This schedule is to be validated, i.e., it must be ensured if a planned operation can be performed, e.g., at download there are enough liquid in the source tank and at upload there is enough free capacity in the target tank.