Pipeline Control Room Design to Speed Human Reaction

The man in the pipeline control room (the dispatcher) is responsible for the minute by minute management of the pipeline system. He must keep the hydraulics in balance and deliver the correct product at the right time and in the right quantity at the right place. He is required to do this by operating the pipeline in its most efficient dynamic form. Small computers have made it possible to present more information to aid the dispatcher in decision making. Illustrations from many pipeline operating companies show how this new equipment is being used to speed human reaction.