An Alternative Fuel Refueling Station Location Model considering Detour Traffic Flows on a Highway Road System

Table 3

Definition of notations and parameters.

	Simple directed network
	Set of vertices for OD interchange pairs
	Set of arcs
	Set of OD interchange pairs
	Original and return paths between interchanges and
	Sets of original and return paths
	Set of constituent vertices in path
	Length of
	Shortest original path from interchange to interchange
	-th shortest feasible original path from interchange to interchange
	Set of all candidate sites for AF refueling stations
	Sequence of candidate sites in
	Distance from the -th interchange to the -th candidate site in
	Distance between two candidate sites and in
	Set of candidate sites that are located within a distance of from interchange in
	Set of candidate sites that are located within a distance of from interchange in
	Set of candidate sites that are located beyond a distance of from both interchanges and in
	Vehicle’s maximum travel distance with a single refueling
	Positive deviation factor
	Predetermined maximum number of paths