Building an algorithm for calculation of distances between overground gas pipeline supports of different diameters depending on climatic characteristics

Abstract

The use of averaged norms in the process of performing engineering calculations of gas distribution systems significantly reduces the design time, but does not take into account the influence of climatic operating conditions of linear sections of the aboveground gas network. The paper considers the possibility of using a tabular model of the algorithm for determining the distances between the supports of aboveground gas pipelines of various diameters depending on climatic characteristics on the example of the Samara region. Examples of visualization of the information structure of computational algorithms by means of spreadsheets are given. A block diagram of an algorithm for calculating the values of average spans between aboveground gas pipeline supports for various climatic conditions is proposed. The advantages of using the proposed tabular modeling technique in engineering calculations of gas distribution systems are shown.