Towards fuzzy decision making approach for optimal pipeline routing

摘要

The establishment of policies regarding energy efficiency has been a very significant issue recently. Such energy policies should consider pipeline routing modeling since it includes several advantages. Pipelines are the most efficient, cost effective economical and environmentally friendly means of fluid transportation. When selecting the route of a cross-country pipeline, the goal is to provide the best utility for the public while minimizing the negative impacts on the population and the natural environment. Hence, the manual routing processes are very tedious. The presented model consists of forty factors, each of which is weighted according to its impact. The relationship between factors underlying traditional decisions in a calculative math model is presented for the first time. The current model is able to accelerate the process of routing by allowing those companies that do not have capability, to apply the geographic information systems. National Iranian Gas Engineering ranked the optional routes.