Case Study April 2016 Midstream Oil and Gas Solutions D352388X012 How Transient Analysis Facilitates Asset Optimisation Déaglán Healy, Bord Gáis Éireann (BGE) Paul Dickerson, Emerson (formerly Energy Solutions Int’l.) Abstract Natural gas transmission networks tend to be dynamic in nature and the majority in Europe do not normally operate on a simple steady-state basis. Loads ramp up and down in response to changing demands, driven to some extent by the new emerging European market. The packing and drafting generated by end-users, can make it diffi cult to understand the dynamics of a network, particularly when using steady-state analysis, as it offers only a limited view of the system. This paper discusses how and why, a transient model of Dublin City was developed, and how the mo

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