Pipeline Transport

Basics

• Transport of a liquid or gas via pipeline
• Expensive to set up, but has the highest and fastest throughput\
• Harder and Harder to do the longer the distance
• If using metal piping, corrosion must be considered
• Most common are Water, Methane/Natural Gas/Cooking Gas etc, Compressed Air/Working Gas, Steam (Typically Dry Steam, Oil/Petrolium Products, Sewage, and industrial chemicals
• Is sometimes used for seawater for marine labs, and/or aquariums due to the complexityy of Seawater

See Also

• Utilities
• Comparison of Various Transportation Methods for Materials
• Steam Hammer (Pipeline Phenomena)

Useful Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Pipeline Transport