The compressibility of natural gas allows the use of line pack to compensate for fluctuations of gas demand. On the basis of forecast consumption, a linear-programming model can yield a plan for ...

The basic problem of linear programming (LP) is to maximize or minimize a function of several variables subject to a number of constraints. The functions being optimized and the constraints are linear ...

MLPs (master limited partnerships) generally have an LP-GP (limited partner and general partner) model structure in which the LP is a publicly traded entity and owns the majority of the operating ...