This study was done for one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation （refiner） depot supplied by a multi-product （gasoline, diesel and kerosene） pipeline. Distribution/loading facility designed for a total o...This study was done for one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation （refiner） depot supplied by a multi-product （gasoline, diesel and kerosene） pipeline. Distribution/loading facility designed for a total of six arms： two each for gasoline, kerosene and diesel （or 33.33% for each product） whereas gasoline storage capacity is 55%, diesel, 33%, kerosene 11%, and slops, 1% of the total depot capacity. The design supply to distribution chain capacity ratio showed a mismatch, which in actual operation becomes 2：1. The above design created ullage problem at sustained supplies, gross under utilization of supply chain infrastructures and poor operational performance. After a technical evaluation, a section of the depot storage to loading pipeline network was re-designed and modified to enable products supply capacity to match loading and minimize storage. Hence, the gasoline loading became 66.67%, kerosene and diesel, each of 16.67%, increasing the actual supply to distribution chain capacity ratio from 2：1 to 2：2 （and when required, can be maximized to 2：3） thereby correcting the apparent mismatch between the supply and distribution chain capacities. The modification has enabled the refiner to increase depot and upstream supply chain utilization展开更多
To improve the bending load-carrying capacity （ BLCC） of under-matched butt joint under four-point bending load in the elastic stage, the shape design of the reinforcement is studied based on the theoretics of mecha...To improve the bending load-carrying capacity （ BLCC） of under-matched butt joint under four-point bending load in the elastic stage, the shape design of the reinforcement is studied based on the theoretics of mechanics of materials. The concept, criterion, realization condition and design proposal of equal bending load-carrying capacity （EBLCC） are put forward. The theoretical analysis results have been verified by the finite element method. The simulation results are coincident basically with the ones of theoretical analysis. The research results show that the shape design of the reinforcement of EBLCC can improve BLCC of under-matched butt joint and the unilateral-side type reinforcement can replace double-side symmetry展开更多
文摘This study was done for one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation （refiner） depot supplied by a multi-product （gasoline, diesel and kerosene） pipeline. Distribution/loading facility designed for a total of six arms： two each for gasoline, kerosene and diesel （or 33.33% for each product） whereas gasoline storage capacity is 55%, diesel, 33%, kerosene 11%, and slops, 1% of the total depot capacity. The design supply to distribution chain capacity ratio showed a mismatch, which in actual operation becomes 2：1. The above design created ullage problem at sustained supplies, gross under utilization of supply chain infrastructures and poor operational performance. After a technical evaluation, a section of the depot storage to loading pipeline network was re-designed and modified to enable products supply capacity to match loading and minimize storage. Hence, the gasoline loading became 66.67%, kerosene and diesel, each of 16.67%, increasing the actual supply to distribution chain capacity ratio from 2：1 to 2：2 （and when required, can be maximized to 2：3） thereby correcting the apparent mismatch between the supply and distribution chain capacities. The modification has enabled the refiner to increase depot and upstream supply chain utilization
文摘To improve the bending load-carrying capacity （ BLCC） of under-matched butt joint under four-point bending load in the elastic stage, the shape design of the reinforcement is studied based on the theoretics of mechanics of materials. The concept, criterion, realization condition and design proposal of equal bending load-carrying capacity （EBLCC） are put forward. The theoretical analysis results have been verified by the finite element method. The simulation results are coincident basically with the ones of theoretical analysis. The research results show that the shape design of the reinforcement of EBLCC can improve BLCC of under-matched butt joint and the unilateral-side type reinforcement can replace double-side symmetry
