Aplicación de una Propuesta Metodológica de Estudio de Accesibilidad Territorial para la Distribución de Gas Natural Comprimido y Análisis de sus Costos de Transporte

Published in: Innovation and Development for the Americas: Engineering, Education, Research and Development: Proceedings of the 8th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference: June 1-4, 2010
Location of Conference: Arequipa, Peru
Authors: Diego A. Escobar
Francisco J. García
Luis Ricardo Vasquez
Refereed Paper: #83

Abstract

A comprehensive analysis and a comparison of results of the accessibility conditions of the Compressed Natural Gas (GNC) supply in a specific region of Caldas (Colombia) were done in the course of this research. The analysis took into consideration the forecast of GNC consumption and the different geographic variables and also the transport infrastructure that allowed efficient logistics in the delivery of GNC to target populations and their relation to the possible distribution points.
The main objective of this research is to establish the best GNC distribution supply point for two road corridors of Caldas. Special attention is given to variables such as distance, travel time, shortest road connection between towns and the possible distribution points. A multi-criteria analysis of the variables associated with the network was done, which included road condition, road type, vulnerability regarding road emergencies, and weighted consumption of natural gas.
As result, the possible GNC distribution points were selected. It was shown that the methodology set by the central government and used to obtain GNC transportation costs is out-of-date, thus the results differ from the ones obtained using field information.