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> Hmmm, how does the gas company afford to bury the gas pipes then ? According to Wikipedia, pipelines tend to be buried because soil acts as a thermal insulat
by rumanator 7y ago
> Hmmm, how does the gas company afford to bury the gas pipes then ?
According to Wikipedia, pipelines tend to be buried because soil acts as a thermal insulator, thus reducing thermal fatigue and consequently maintenance costs.
Electricity isn't transported through pressurized pipes, thus it isn't subjected to the same constraints.
- Pinckney 7y agoActually, most existing underground transmission cables run through pressurized pipes full of oil. Look up HPFF; it's pretty wild. Newer cables tend to be solid, though.