Optimización de la red de distribución de gas licuado de petróleo (glp) en cilindros del segmento doméstico en la parroquia Calderón, cantón Quito, Ecuador

Abstract

This Master thesis has been developed in order to propose the optimization of the current distribution network of liquefied petroleum gas (cylinders) in the domestic segment for the Calderón parish located in Quito, through the estimation of lpg demand for the year 2020, analysis of the technical characteristics of the available infrastructure and the identification of the type of network that will optimize both supply routes and the network capacities. The mentioned results are obtained through the use of free software and the correlation of the determined critical supply variables. Optimization is evaluated through the new routes obtained and performance indicators according to the identified network type to present an optimized model (supply network and use of its current capacities). The results of this work have determined the need to reduce the infrastructure and redesign the current distribution network, which together will guarantee the level of supply service. This work can represent for the competent authorities, a methodology for the planning, design or redesign of a national distribution network of liquefied petroleum gas in cylinders with the highest possible efficiency that does not divert the subsidy granted to this product by the Ecuadorian State.