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Do the pipelines want to explode? How high is the pressure? There’s no oxygen there so the gas itself won’t explode. The pipeline must be fairly heavy duty to
by audunw 2y ago
Do the pipelines want to explode? How high is the pressure? There’s no oxygen there so the gas itself won’t explode.
The pipeline must be fairly heavy duty to handle pressure and rough conditions on the seabed. And punching a small whole is probably not enough as it could potentially be fixed?
- marcosdumay 2y ago> How high is the pressure? It's probably similar to a normal gas tank, as the gas is liquefied inside it. If it "wants" to explode or not will depend on how it's built. But the one sure thing is that the explosive is on the wrong side of it (outside), so all the important forces are on shear and other secondary effects.
- nradov 2y agoPressure inside a natural gas pipeline would typically be something around 1000psi (70bar). They are built from a strong steel pipe surrounded by a layer of concrete. If you beach both layers with an explosion then the pressure of the contained gas may cause a larger structural failure in that pipe section. As others have pointed out, the natural gas in the pipe wouldn't literally explode, just burst out. Anything can be repaired if you have enough money but obviously that won't be done until the political issues are settled.