COAL TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
Transportation of coal by slurry pipeline has been proven to be technically and economically feasible in several commercial installations, the largest of which is a 438 kilometer (273 mile) 5 million ton per year system. Economics of slurry pipelines handling up to 30 million metric tons per year have been considered. Volume is an important determining factor, and at tonnage levels of about 20 million tons per year, a pipeline would offer substantial savings over rail. Due to its capital intensive character, a pipeline is much less subject to escalating costs than is a railroad. Data are presented in tabular and graphical form.
-
Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at the 9th World Energy Conference, Trans, Paper and Discussion, Detroit, Michigan, September 23-27, 1974.
-
Corporate Authors:
National Commission of the World Energy Conf
New York, NY United States -
Authors:
- Montfort, J G
- Wasp, E J
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1975
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 260-280
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bulk cargo handling; Coal; Coal industry; Economic analysis; Freight traffic; Slurry pipelines
- Old TRIS Terms: Bulk handling
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00135183
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 6
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM