page_title: Pipe (fluid conveyance)
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Pipe (fluid conveyance) / Uses
caption_attribution_description: English: Obra para manutenção de encanamento, na Avenida do Contorno, no trecho que fica no bairro Savassi, em Belo Horizonte. Português: Obra para manutenção de encanamento, na Avenida do Contorno, no trecho que fica no bairro Savassi, em Belo Horizonte.
context_page_description: A pipe is a tubular section or hollow cylinder, usually but not necessarily of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow — liquids and gases, slurries, powders and masses of small solids. It can also be used for structural applications; hollow pipe is far stiffer per unit weight than solid members.
  In common usage the words pipe and tube are usually interchangeable, but in industry and engineering, the terms are uniquely defined. Depending on the applicable standard to which it is manufactured, pipe is generally specified by a nominal diameter with a constant outside diameter and a schedule that defines the thickness. Tube is most often specified by the OD and wall thickness, but may be specified by any two of OD, inside diameter, and wall thickness. Pipe is generally manufactured to one of several international and national industrial standards. While similar standards exist for specific industry application tubing, tube is often made to custom sizes and a broader range of diameters and tolerances. Many industrial and government standards exist for the production of pipe and tubing.
context_section_description: Plumbing
  Tap water
  Irrigation
  Pipelines transporting gas or liquid over long distances
  Compressed air systems
  Pipe bombs
  Casing for concrete pilings used in construction projects
  High-temperature or high-pressure manufacturing processes
  The petroleum industry:
  Oil well casing
  Oil refinery equipment
  Delivery of fluids, either gaseous or liquid, in a process plant from one point to another point in the process
  Delivery of bulk solids, in a food or process plant from one point to another point in the process
  The construction of high pressure storage vessels (note that large pressure vessels are constructed from plate, not pipe owing to their wall thickness and size).
  Additionally, pipe is used for many purposes that do not involve conveying fluid. Handrails, scaffolding and support structures are often constructed from structural pipe, especially in an industrial environment.
caption: Pipe installation on a street in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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