Water Pipeline Index
Water Pipeline Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Cost | $000 | True | 0 | False | Cost of building the Water pipeline | |
| Consumption Allocation | - | False | 0.5 | Between 0 And 1 | False | Proportion of the electricity consumption allocated to the receiving water node |
| Diameter | m (Metric), ft (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0.762 | ≥0 | False | Water Pipeline diameter |
| Economic Life | yr | False | 30 | ≥0 | False | Economic life of the Water pipeline (period over which fixed costs are recovered). |
| Energy Consumed Amount | MW | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Energy consumption defining the pipeline energy consumption curve. |
| Energy Consumed Flow Level | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Flow level defining the water pipeline energy consumption curve. |
| Expansion Max Capacity | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 1E+30 | ≥0 | False | Expansion max daily total water release for the pipeline |
| Expansion Optimality | - | False | 2 | In (0,2) | False | Expansion planning integerization scheme. |
| Expansion Pipeline | - | False | 0 | In (0,1) | False | Indicates if the water pipeline is eligible for expansion planning |
| Flow Rate Point | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Flow rate point for the system curve |
| FO&M Charge | $000 | False | 0 | False | Annual fixed operation and maintenance charge | |
| Forced Outage Rate | % | True | 0 | Between 0 And 100 | False | Expected proportion of time the facility is unavailable due to forced outage |
| Head Point | m (Metric), ft (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Head point for the system curve |
| Is Available | Yes/No | False | 1 | In (0,1) | False | Indicates if Water Pipeline is available for flow. |
| Is Bidirectional | - | False | 0 | In (0,1) | False | Indicates if the pipeline allows flow in both directions |
| Lead Time | yr | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Number of years after which the expansion project can begin |
| Length | m (Metric), ft (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | ≥0 | False | Length of the Water Pipeline |
| Maintenance Frequency | - | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Frequency of maintenance outages in an annual time frame |
| Maintenance Rate | % | True | 0 | Between 0 And 100 | False | Expected proportion of time the facility is unavailable due to maintenance |
| Max Capacity | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 1E+30 | ≥0 | False | Maximum flow rate on the water pipeline |
| Max Time To Repair | h | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Maximum time to repair |
| Mean Time to Repair | h | True | 24 | ≥0 | False | Mean time to repair |
| Min Time To Repair | h | True | 0 | ≥0 | False | Minimum time to repair |
| Outage Rating | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | False | Water pipeline Max Capacity during the outage | |
| Project Start Date | - | False | 36526 | ≥0 | False | Start date of Water pipeline project, for expansion planning. |
| Pump Efficiency | % | False | 70 | Between 0 And 100 | False | Efficiency of Water Pipeline pump |
| Random Number Seed | - | False | 0 | Between 0 And 2147483647 | False | Random number seed assigned to the pipeline for the generation of outages |
| Repair Time Distribution | - | True | -1 | In (-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7) | False | Distribution used to generate repair times (Auto,Constant,Uniform,Triangular,Exponential,Weibull,Lognormal,SEV,LEV) |
| Repair Time Scale | - | True | 0 | False | Repair time function scale parameter (for exponential,Weibull,lognormal,SEV,LEV) | |
| Repair Time Shape | - | True | 0 | False | Repair time function shape parameter (for Weibull,lognormal) | |
| Retirement Cost | $000 | False | 0 | False | Cost of retiring the Water pipeline | |
| Retirement Pipeline | - | False | 0 | In (0,1) | False | Indicates if the water pipeline is eligible for retirement planning |
| Roughness | - | False | 150 | ≥0 | False | Water Pipeline roughness constant |
| System Curve Coefficient A | - | False | 0 | False | System curve coefficient A for the quadratic term | |
| System Curve Coefficient B | - | False | 0 | False | System curve coefficient B for the linear term | |
| System Curve Coefficient C | - | False | 0 | False | System curve coefficient C for the constant term | |
| Technical Life | yr | False | 1E+30 | ≥0 | False | Technical lifetime of the Water pipeline |
| VO&M Charge | $/m³ (Metric), $/gal. (U.S. Imperial) | True | 0 | False | Variable operations and maintenance costs of the Water Pipeline | |
| WACC | % | False | 10 | ≥0 | False | Weighted average cost of capital |
| x | - | True | 0 | False | Value to pass-through to solution | |
| y | - | True | 0 | False | Value to pass-through to solution | |
| z | - | True | 0 | False | Value to pass-through to solution |
Water Pipeline Maintenances Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outage Rating | m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Max Rating during the outage |
Water Pipeline Constraints Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Back Coefficient | m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Pipeline flow at the sending node | |
| Flow Coefficient | m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Pipeline flow | |
| Flow Forward Coefficient | m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Pipeline flow at the receiving node | |
| Units Built Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units built | |
| Units Built in Year Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units built in the year | |
| Units Retired Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units retired | |
| Units Retired in Year Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units retired in the year |
Water Pipeline Objectives Input Properties
| Name | Units | Multi-band | Default Value | Validation Rule | Key Property | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Back Coefficient | m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Pipeline flow at the sending node | |
| Flow Coefficient | m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Pipeline flow | |
| Flow Forward Coefficient | m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of Water Pipeline flow at the receiving node | |
| Units Built Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units built | |
| Units Built in Year Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units built in the year | |
| Units Retired Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units retired | |
| Units Retired in Year Coefficient | - | False | 0 | False | Coefficient of number of units retired in the year |
Water Pipeline Output Properties
| Name | Summary Name | Property Group | Phases | Multi-band | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Cost - $000 | Build Cost - $000 | Expansion | LT Plan | False | Cost of building the Water pipeline |
| Energy Consumption - MW | Energy Consumption - GWh | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Total energy consumed for pipeline utilization |
| Fixed Costs - $ | Fixed Costs - $000 | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Total fixed costs including amortized build costs |
| Flow - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Flow - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Quantity of water extracted from the pipeline |
| Flow Capacity Outage - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Flow capacity on outage due to maintenance or forced outage | |
| FO&M Cost - $ | FO&M Cost - $000 | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Fixed operation and maintenance cost |
| Forced Outage - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Forced Outage - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Capacity forced out |
| Forced Outage Hours - h | Forced Outage Hours - h | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of hours the pipeline is on forced outage |
| Hours Congested - h | Hours Congested - h | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of hours the pipeline is congested in the reference direction |
| Hours Congested Back - h | Hours Congested Back - h | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of hours the pipeline is congested in the counter-reference direction |
| Maintenance - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Maintenance - m³ (Metric), gal. (U.S. Imperial) | Reliability | LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Capacity out on maintenance |
| Maintenance Hours - h | Maintenance Hours - h | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of hours the pipeline is on maintenance |
| Max Capacity Built - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Max Capacity Built - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Expansion | LT Plan | False | Amount of increase in Water Pipeline Max Capacity |
| Max Capacity Retired - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Max Capacity Retired - m³/day (Metric), gal./day (U.S. Imperial) | Expansion | LT Plan | False | Amount of reduction in Water Pipeline Max Capacity |
| Production Cost - $ | Production Cost - $000 | Production | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Cost of extracting water from the pipeline |
| Retirement Cost - $000 | Retirement Cost - $000 | Expansion | LT Plan | False | Cost of retiring the Water pipeline |
| Service Factor - % | Service Factor - % | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Proportion of pipeline capacity available |
| Units Out | Reliability | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | False | Number of units out of service | |
| x | x | Pass-through | LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | True | Value to pass-through to solution |
| y | y | Pass-through | LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | True | Value to pass-through to solution |
| z | z | Pass-through | LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule | True | Value to pass-through to solution |