What is the difference between metallic and nonmetallic pipes and their benefits?
Both, gas as well as an oil pipeline in India , are transported through pipelines. They are the main component of the entire infrastructure. In earlier days, when oil was the only fuel, whiskey barrels were used to store oil. Then horses were used to transport these barrels from wells to railway stations. Then later people started using wood and metal pipelines. As the technology evolved, pipeline installation started happening with cast iron pipelines. The same was later replaced by steel. In the present scenario, the pipeline can be made from a metallic substance or a non-metallic substance. Non-Metallic can be classified as composite, rubber, glass, and concrete. Composite: Neither oil nor gas pipeline in India are constructed using composite pipelines. These are mainly used for water supply or as drainage pipelines. The non-metallic composite pipelines though are anti-corrosive but even adding link seal s at the ends the bearing pressure is limi...