The dynamics of a booster station, which is critical for the control of a novel, long distance, hydraulic capsule pipeline, is simulated mathematically for design studies and control of the hydraulic transients caused by the valve actuators in the system. Several modifications to the pump bypass station configuration of the booster station have been studied. With the objective of eliminating column separation and reducing flow reversals, a configuration with several centrifugal pumps connected in series, and a carefully sized air chamber is found to be a viable design. A valve control method is designed to eliminate column separation and the design results in acceptable flow reversal levels in the main pipe. The simulation results match with trends in limited experimental studies performed on a small scale experimental capsule pipeline system.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
transportation, hydraulic systems, transient response, partial differential equations, flow control, hydrodynamics
Topics:
Dynamics (Mechanics), Flow (Dynamics), Pipeline systems, Pipes, Pumps, Simulation results, Surges, Valves, Simulation, Design, Separation (Technology), Centrifugal pumps, Pressure, Pipelines, Transients (Dynamics), Hydraulic transients
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