Pipeline transport
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An elevated section of the Alaska Pipeline.
Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquid and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air have also been used.
As for gases and liquids, any chemically stable substance can be sent through a pipeline. Therefore sewage, slurry, water, or even beer pipelines exist; but arguably the most important are those transporting oil and natural gas.
The idea was first brought up by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1863. He suggested to use a pipe for transporting Petroleum. He explained how it should be done and why it should be done.
