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They've had pipeline 'pigs' for quite a while that at first we're just solid plugs separating product but have gotten to be fancier and fancier. I think a drain
by idiotsecant 1y ago
They've had pipeline 'pigs' for quite a while that at first we're just solid plugs separating product but have gotten to be fancier and fancier. I think a drain robot would be like that.
- dardeaup 1y agoI know that the pipeline pigs existed at least as far back as the early 90s (maybe even long before then).
- EvanAnderson 1y agoPipelines are cool. I don't have any direct references to give you, but you can search-engine for some interesting stuff. I did work for a petroleum distributor years ago and got to talk people w/ pipeline experience. An interesting anecdote I can relate is learning abut "transmix", AKA "slop". I worked on a logistics planning app (a really, really fun mix of traveling salesman and bin packing). I saw an entry for "slop" in the pricing feed from an exchange. This caught my eye and led me to talk to one of the "pipeline guys" about what "slop" might be (spoiler - it's a mix of pipeline products that happens when the product in the pipeline is changed) and why one might want to buy "slop".