ESTIMATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF PETROL PUMPS IN DELHI METRO
ASSUMPTIONS
Avg. distance travelled by user = 30 km/day (does not vary across vehicles)
Avg time to fill 10 L petrol = 2 mins
Operating hours = 6am-10pm (16 Hrs)
Peak time = 6 hours ( 100%)
Non-peak time = 10 hours ( 50%)
2 Wheelers = 3 crore users
3 Wheelers = 1 crore users
4 Wheelers = 2 crore users
Avg booths in a pump = 4
STEP 1 -: Demand of Petrol Vehicles
2-Wheeler ( 70km-mileage, 3-Wheeler (30km-mileage), 4- Wheeler(10-mileage)
Avg distance
[30 km] * [3cr/70 km] +[1cr/30 km] [2cr/10 km]
= 2.75 crore Litre
Step 2 – Petrol Supply per Gas Station
Capacity Supplied
= 16Hrs * 10L * 4 Booths * 60/2
= 19200
NUMBER OF PETROL PUMPS = Demand / Per Pump Supply
[2.75 Cr. Ltr /13200 Ltr] = 208
The average number of Petrol Pumps in DELHI METRO is Aprox. 210 Pumps
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