The paper presents the topological reduction method applied to gas transport networks, using contraction of series, parallel and tree-like subgraphs. The contraction operations are implemented for pipe elements, described by quadratic friction law. This allows significant reduction of the graphs and acceleration of solution procedure for stationary network problems. The algorithm has been tested on several realistic network examples. The possible extensions of the method to different friction laws and other elements are discussed.
The paper describes methods for calculating chemical equilibria based on a constrained Gibbs free energy minimization. The methods allow the treatment of multicomponent systems with multiple phases, including gaseous phases, condensed phases, and stoichiometric phases. A special aspect is the detection and treatment of miscibility gaps. The underlying mathematical problem is described in detail together with the algorithmic approach for its solution. Results are presented for some test cases, including the computation of phase diagrams for ternary systems.
After introducing the waveform relaxation (WR) concept, the authors briefly describe how WR was implemented in the simulator SISAL. They analyze a refinement of WR called waveform relaxation Newton (WRN). They reveal the interrelation of both methods and introduce an improved implementation technique of the WRN algorithm. Numerical results are reported.
