Еffects of terrain topography and branches on pipeline transportation mode in the process of oil offtake
The paper considers the problem of oil offtake from the main oil pipeline, i.e. the changes of the process conditions in the final section of the pipeline. The effects of the route profile, as well as of different types of branches on the process conditions during offtake of oil from the trunk oil pipeline are considered. The calculations are performed using the software package for the design of the section of the trunk pipeline with a branch with respect for the presence of tie-ins of different diameters and lengths.