APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF SLURRY PIPELINING

The transportation of bulk commodities over long distances by means of slurry pipelines holds great promise in the future. Slurry pipelining is a relatively new mode of transportation which has proven successful in a few unique applications and appears to be technically feasible and to offer economic benefits in many as yet untried circumstances. This paper presents a discussion of the applications, technology and economics of slurry pipelines and conveys a general appreciation of the problems facing transportation analysts attempting to determine the long-range potential and impact of slurry transportation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transport Commission

  Systems Analysis Branch, 275 Slater Street
  Ottawa, ONo K1A 0N9,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • MCLAUGHLIN, G M
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Economic analysis; Intelligent transportation systems; Pipelines; Slurry pipelines; Technology; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Bulk traffic; Transportation technology
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099864
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian Transport Commission
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 50
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM