Research Article

Numerical Monitoring of Natural Gas Distribution Discrepancy Using CFD Simulator

Table 7

The results after Stage 2 of the test simulation.

Test 1 (without internal identification points)Maximum relative accuracy (pressure), [%]0.000000
Maximum relative accuracy (flow rate), [%]2.497864

Test 2 (1 internal identification point)Maximum relative accuracy (pressure), [%]0.000000
Maximum relative accuracy (flow rate), [%]2.490145

Test 3 (2 internal identification points)Maximum relative accuracy (pressure), [%]0.000000
Maximum relative accuracy (flow rate), [%]2.374343

Test 4 (3 internal identification points)Maximum relative accuracy (pressure), [%]0.000001
Maximum relative accuracy (flow rate), [%]0.002597

Test 5 (4 internal identification points)Maximum relative accuracy (pressure), [%]0.000001
Maximum relative accuracy (flow rate), [%]0.002589